Budget
Some moderates voted against the revenue bill, while Democratic Socialists changed their vote at the last minute.
Vulnerable people like undocumented immigrants can still fall through the holes of an expanded safety net.
State lawmakers scored major victories on taxes, education funding and aid for undocumented immigrants.
A majority of Democratic candidates want to give more money to New Yorkers.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are aiming to make a deal by April 1 despite unprecedented challenges.
Taxes, public school funding and COVID-19 relief will test state lawmakers before the April 1 state budget deadline.
Even a weakened governor still has a lot of power in the executive-oriented budget process.
New York state and local governments would get a total of $23.3 billion in federal assistance under draft COVID-19 relief package.
Here are the highlights from the spending plan unveiled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday.
Legislators, advocates and the Cuomo administration are girding for a multi-front tilt in the weeks before the governor has to present his budget in January.
