New York lawmakers are pushing out their deadline to approve a state budget as they wrangle with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) about climate goals and insurance cost-cutting measures.
Lawmakers unanimously approved a budget stopgap measure Tuesday, delaying potential action on a final state spending plan until April 14. Hochul and legislative leaders failed to meet the April 1 budget deadline as the governor’s “affordability agenda” hit roadblocks with Democrats in the state legislature.
Hochul is pushing to reduce auto insurance rates by capping the damages victims are eligible to receive and weakening the state’s ambitious 2019 climate law by delaying ...