New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a fourth budget extension that will give her more time to negotiate with legislative leaders over a spending plan expected to exceed $252 billion.
The Democratic governor has insisted on changes to criminal discovery laws so that prosecutors need only turn over evidence to defendants that is directly relevant to their cases rather than merely related. “You might not include the 20th body cam or a memo book that someone might have been using,” Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz (D) said at a Wednesday press conference. “That case right now ...