In this Issue: End of Session Bill Round-Up and Ongoing Advocacy; Bill Advances to Senate Calendar: Please Oppose Enhanced Penalties on Long-Term Care Providers; Please Continue to Oppose New Unfunded Mandates on Nursing Homes!; Oppose Requiring Written Consent for Antipsychotic Medications;House Budget Reconciliation Bill Advances to the Senate; and LeadingAge NY Publishes Comprehensive Budget Memo. 

In this Issue: Summaries of Final State Budget and Thank You to LTC Champions!; BILL ON SENATE HEALTH AGENDA: Oppose Enhanced Penalties on Long-Term Care Providers; Call Assembly Members: Oppose Requiring Written Consent for Antipsychotic Medications; Threats Re-emerge as Congressional Budget Reconciliation Process Continues; Please Continue to Oppose New Unfunded Mandates on Nursing Homes.

In this Issue: Final Budget for SFY 2025-26: Advocacy, Outcomes, and Next Steps; BILL ON ASSEMBLY CODES AGENDA: Oppose Requiring Written Consent for Antipsychotic Medications; Join Us Next Week for May Public Affairs Council Meeting!; ACTION ALERT: Support HUD Funding & Reject Proposed Cuts; and ACTION ALERT: Oppose New Unfunded Mandates on Nursing Homes.

In this Issue: Final Budget Bills are in Sight, but Not in Print; ACTION ALERT: Oppose New Unfunded Mandates on Nursing Homes!; ACTION ALERT: Oppose Requiring Written Consent for Antipsychotic Medications; Assembly Approves Medical Aid in Dying Act; ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress that Cuts to Medicaid are Unacceptable; and Top State & Federal Budget Advocacy Resources.

In this Issue: State Budget Progress Report: Past Due; ACTION ALERT: Ask Legislators to Exempt LTC from Increase in MTA Payroll Tax; ACTION ALERT: Unfunded Nursing Home Bill Advancing in State Senate!; ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress that Cuts to Medicaid are Unacceptable!; New Materials: Keep the Pressure on State Legislators with Social Media and Letter Writing!; and Top State & Federal Budget Advocacy Resources. 

In this Issue: State Policy Differences Begin to Resolve, but Budget Negotiations Continue; A New Concern: Proposal to Increase MTA Payroll Tax; Federal Advocacy Needed: Tax Exempt Bonds and Federal Medicaid Funding are at Risk!; Don’t Stop Now! Please Send State Budget Letters and Amplify Social Media Messages; Need to Know: Top State & Federal Budget Advocacy Resources.

In this Issue: Need to Know: Top State & Federal Budget Advocacy Resources; State Budget Remains Delayed as Policy Issues Stall Progress; Member Action Needed!; Tax Exempt Bonds and Federal Medicaid Funding are at Risk!; We Can’t Stop Now! Please Send State Budget Letters and Amplify Social Media Messages; and 2025 National Lobby Day Recap & Ongoing Federal Advocacy.

In this Issue: NYS Budget Work Continues: Lawmakers Extend Negotiations to April 7; LeadingAge NY Members in the Press; NEW ACTION ALERT: Please Share Social Media Post & Nursing Home News Coverage; and Keep Up the Pressure! Send Budget Advocacy Letters Today!