New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed a three-day budget extension to provide more time negotiating on tax items within a final spending plan likely to exceed $252 billion.
Public safety and transit funding are other top issues dividing the Democratic governor and the Democratic majorities in the state Senate and Assembly as budget talks go past the April 1 deadline. The measure cleared both chambers earlier on Tuesday.
The extender ensures state operations continue as the state budget missed the deadline for the fourth straight year since Hochul became governor in late 2021. The three sides want to ...