NYS bill counteracts federal government withholding state funds
A bill in New York would counteract the federal government’s withholding of state funds. The RECOURSE Act would let the state withhold payments to the federal government only after it withholds funding for New York programs. The bill comes after the Trump administration withheld $464 million for education funding. Assemblymember Micah Lasher, D-Upper West Side, the bill’s co-sponsor, said