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Hochul leads 18 governors in a letter to AG Blanche urging DOJ not to abandon Olmstead enforcement for community-based disability care

Sept. 4: Hochul led 18 governors (including Lamont, Moore, Whitmer, Kotek, Stein) in a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche asking DOJ to reverse its decision to stop relying on its longstanding Olmstead v. L.C. guidance, which protects the right of people with disabilities to receive services in the community rather than institutions under the ADA and Section 504. Hochul called the federal move "needlessly cruel and unjust." Follows her July 22 statement (statement-171) on the same DOJ decision. Letter PDF: governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/Governors_Letter_on_Olmstead_9-2026.pdf. No New York policy change; this is a federal-posture item.

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