Governor Cuomo issued a press release this afternoon to announce expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination distribution statistics as of 11:00 a.m. The Governor also issued a press release providing an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Sunday, March 28. Expansion of...

CP State is proud to offer "Teena's Trunk," a series on Individual Advocacy presented by Teena Fitzroy. Teena  is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother of six, who just also happens to have cerebral palsy. "Teena's Trunk" poignantly recounts Teena Fitzroy's often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, personal...

The NYDA virtual rally for Care, Not Cuts drew 1,000 supporters, including many politicians, family members and self-advocates. You can watch the video here, or check out coverage of the rally: WKBW: Advocates push for cost of living increases for caregivers for people with disabilities WIVB: Advocates...

BUDGET COMPARISON CHART   Governor’s Budget Senate On-House Assembly One-House               Final Budget TOTAL BUDGET   Proposes all funds receipts of $192.8 billion The Senate has not, at this time, proposed a Fiscal Plan outlining All Fund Spending changes or All Funds Revenue Estimates. Proposes All Funds receipts of $206.2 billion, an increase of...

Today’s Governor Cuomo Press Briefing took place at the State Capitol. The Governor was joined by: ·       Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor; ·       Robert Mujica, Budget Director; ·       Dr. Howard Zucker, NYS Department of Health Commissioner; ·       Elizabeth Garvey, Special Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Governor; and ·       Gareth Rhodes, Deputy Superintendent & Special...

CP State and our colleagues (Alliance of Long Island Agencies/ALIA, Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York/DDAWNY, Interagency Council/IAC and the NY Association of Emerging and Multicultural Providers/NYAEMP) will be conducting our annual Legislative Advocacy Days virtually during the weeks of February 22 and March 1. We will...

Governor Cuomo Press Briefing Today’s briefing took place at the Governor’s New York City Office. The Governor was joined by: Sarah Feinberg, Interim President of the New York City Transit Authority (NYC Transit); Patrick Foye, Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Rick...