Politics
Politics
Hochul announces April 10 budget extender
As they continue negotiating beyond the April 1 deadline, lawmakers have indicated there will be no agreement before the Passover and Easter holidays.
Personality
Personality
Guess when New York will have a budget for some sweet City & State swag
We’ve got a coveted City & State NY shower curtain for the lucky person who guesses the date and time the spending plan is passed.
Politics
Politics
As New York lawmakers decide how to spend billions, they make time for fundraising
At least 21 state lawmakers held fundraisers during budget season, and government watchdogs are predictably puke emoji about it.
Heard Around Town
Personality
Addiction-focused health commissioner still needs to talk to Hochul about overdoses
Acting Health Commissioner James McDonald is poised to take over permanently and has a history in overseeing controversial supervised injection sites.
Politics
Politics
The state of state budget talks: ‘the middle of the middle’
The state’s spending plan is due in a day, but everyone’s given up passing it on time.
Policy
Policy
Legal experts warn Hochul’s proposal would change definition of bail
Could New York be on the brink of upending decades of law around pretrial detention?
Heard Around Town
Policy
Unions join chorus of ‘good cause’ backers
Over a dozen labor groups are calling on state leaders to include the tenant protections in the budget.
Politics
Politics
Hochul could pick two Court of Appeals judges from current shortlist
That means neither the new chief judge nor the new associate judge would be Latino.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Adams: funding for migrants is top priority in Albany
The New York City Mayor visited the Capitol monday to lobby for his budget asks
Politics
Policy
Hochul refuses to budge on bail in closed-door talks
The governor’s insistence on coming to an agreement on bail reform rollbacks before discussing the rest of the budget briefly derailed negotiations over the weekend
Kathy Hochul
Politics
Poll: New Yorkers back bail changes, millionaires tax
A new Siena College poll has bits of good news for everyone heading into the budget
Policy
Policy
Lawmakers rally against housing density near New York City Hall
The governor has proposed repealing floor area ratio limits to allow more development. Some prominent Democrats say that amounts to a developer handout.
Politics
Politics
New chief judge shortlist features three current Court of Appeals judges, no Latinos
Gov. Kathy Hochul must select a nominee to send to the state Legislature by the end of April.
Budget
Policy
The little-known upstate version of 421-a is … also unpopular with the Legislature
The New York state Senate and Assembly simply don’t want to give developers tax breaks, not in the city and not elsewhere.
Budget
Politics
What does Kathy Hochul need $5 million in promotional content for?
Support from outside funders urging people to support the governor’s budget priorities has raised eyebrows about her negotiating position.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Antonio Delgado going back to D.C. - for a bit
The member of Congress turned lieutenant governor is attending the national LGs’ meeting
Politics
Politics
1199 fills 17K-seat arena for budget rally in Albany
Health care workers called for higher reimbursement rates and funding for safety net hospitals – while rapping with hip hop legends.
New York State
Politics
Brian Benjamin argues to keep the dropped corruption charges dropped
Lawyers for the former lieutenant governor filed a new brief on Friday making the case that democracy itself hangs in the balance.
Politics
Politics
‘There’s total paralysis.’ With NY’s chief judge vacancy, courts are stagnant
Until the Court of Appeals gets a permanent chief judge, many initiatives remain on ice, and the judicial branch is in a “holding pattern.”
Policy
Policy