N.Y. State lawmakers pass $237B budget nearly 3 weeks late
The budget, which carries a price tag 3% higher than last year's spending plan, arrives nearly three weeks past a nominal April 1 deadline and caps three months of push-and-pull...
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Win for NYC Mayor Adams as lawmakers agree to extend mayoral control of NYC schools
Lawmakers were poised to extend Mayor Adams' control of the New York City public schools with tweaks to how the nation's largest school district is governed.
SUNY Downstate Hospital, threatened in budget talks, will remain open
New York State will not shutter a state-run central Brooklyn teaching hospital that had landed on the chopping block under a state budget draft, Gov. Hochul’s office said Friday.
Hochul, Adams vow crackdown on NYC’s illicit cannabis shops
The announcement came after a suit of cannabis-fighting measures were included in the New York State budget, which lawmakers were passing Friday.
New York State budget to allow NYC to lower speed limits in win for street safety advocates
Legislation moving control of New York City's speed limits from the state to the city has been folded into the overdue state budget — in a long-sought win for street...
Cannabis enforcement deal is locked down in N.Y. State budget
A legislative package boosting New York City in its battle against the estimated 2,500 illicit cannabis shops citywide has been secured in state budget negotiations, lawmakers said Wednesday.
N.Y. State bill drafting system crashes in possible malware attack
The New York State bill drafting system crashed early Wednesday after a possible malware attack, according to officials, but it was not clear if the development would further delay the...
Some NYC issues unresolved as state budget talks approach end
Among the issues left unresolved after her presentation were funding for Medicaid; the form a possible extension of Mayor Adams' control of city schools; and finer points in a housing...
Gov. Hochul outlines draft $237B budget that touches on housing but ignores NYC mayoral control of schools
She said Monday that she and state lawmakers have agreed to the broad outline of a $237 billion budget that would reserve $2.4 billion for the city's migrant crisis and...
Gov. Hochul pushing to include mayoral control of NYC schools in state budget
The last-minute push by Hochul reflects the alliance she has formed with Mayor Adams, who requires sign-off from the state to control the city's public schools.