NY Lawmakers Extend Budget Talks Through April 16

[TTL News 313]

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Among the major unresolved budget issues is a housing package. It would build more affordable housing, offer tax breaks to developers who agree to add affordable units, and strengthen rights for tenants.

Stewart-Cousins also said talks are “progressing” on how to crack down on the growing retail theft, although so far Democrats in the Legislature have not signed on to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase penalties for robbers who also assault a store employee.

Earlier this month, Hochul signaled that she might be willing to drop a controversial budget proposal that would have resulted in half of the state’s school districts receiving significantly less money from the state than they did in previous years.

Hochul wanted to end the provision known as “hold harmless,” which guarantees that no school gets less funding than it did in the budget the year before. The governor told reporters that she was leaning instead toward a study to change the state’s foundation aid formula going forward, putting off any potential cuts for at least a year or two.

 

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