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May, NY senators to McConnell: Local governments need federal aid
Originally published in
Auburn Citizen
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In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the six senators — including state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and state Sen. Rachel May, who represents the Syracuse area — wrote that the U.S. Senate's failure to approve aid for state and local governments has "pushed New York into a desperate financial situation, and the state has taken drastic measures as a result."