Long Island lost over $110 million in funding as a result of the federal government approving its budget March 14.
U.S. lawmakers pushed forward a continuing resolution that spared the federal government from a shutdown and continues to fund government agencies until Sept. 30. With the approval of the budget, all earmarked projects provided by the fiscal 2024 appropriations laws and the $15.9 billion in earmarked projects that would have been funded by the fiscal 2025 House and Senate appropriations bills released last year were eliminated.
