Hochul Unveils 2025 Executive Budget
Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her executive budget on Tuesday, with a focus on affordability. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump,
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Hochul's budget proposal is unaffordable
There is one piece of genuinely good news: Hochul wisely has built up the state’s reserves, which now amount to more than $21 billion. Those rightly are put aside for a “rainy day” — a downturn, economic crisis, or something we can’t yet foresee.
Hochul rolls out $252B budget proposal with tax cuts
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has rolled out a $252 billion budget that calls for tax cuts, expanded child credits and record spending on programs amid better-than-expected revenues. Hochul's executive proposal for the fiscal year that begins on April 1 is about $19 billion,
Highlights of Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive budget proposal
Public safety $13 million for the creation of the New York State Crime Analysis and Joint Special Operations Command Headquarters. The governor has billed this as a “first-in-the-nation headquarters to track crime trends,
Gov. Hochul's proposed budget: School aid up 4.7%, plus a middle-class tax break
Overall, the governor's proposed budget would increase spending by $8.6 billion, including a $5.3 billion surplus.
Hochul’s $252B budget: Extended millionaires tax, more Medicaid money
Kathy Hochul proposed a $252 billion budget on Tuesday that calls for extending a tax hike on millionaires and increasing spending on Medicaid. But her plan omits specifics about how she will work with lawmakers to shore up the finances of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and declines to send the city any new funding for the migrant crisis.
Hochul's 'smooth sailing' budget proposal: Funding for popular issues, no big risks
Some lawmakers say the governor is trying to raise her lagging polling numbers ahead of 2026, when she would be up for ...
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Hochul proposes $110 million state grant program to build, renovate child care centers
Affordability is still on Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul’s mind as she lays out her agenda for 2025. On Tuesday, the governor ...
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Hochul visits Troy child care center to promote 2025 agenda
Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Troy on Wednesday to tout her State of the State proposals.She visited a child care center, to talk about increasing the child tax credit to the tune of $1,000 for children, ...
Advocates, experts, NNY lawmakers offer mixed reactions to Hochul's $252 billion state spending plan
Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul outlined a $252 billion state spending plan on Tuesday — a plan that has garnered mixed reactions ...
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Hochul's family-centered agenda is ambitious, but the devil is in the details
One of the major themes of Governor Hochul’s speech yesterday was children and families. Many of the proposals she set forth have to do with child care, an expanded child tax credit, and free ...
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Hochul seeks $252B state spending plan
Gov. Hochul on Tuesday proposed a steep hike in state spending while leaving a lot of the details on funding to be worked out ...
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Families scrambling after NYC ends leases at 5 early child care centers
At least four other early child care centers were notified that their leases will not be renewed, according to the City ...
Hochul lays out $252 billion spending plan with incremental school funding changes, billions of state dollars back to taxpayers
Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul laid out a $252 billion spending plan for the state's next fiscal year — proposing cuts to taxes on ...
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Governor Hochul's family-centered agenda for 2025
From 'baby bonuses' to building new childcare centers, a major theme was children and young families. Noticeably absent was talk of education funding.
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Hochul announces cash infusion for safety-net hospital partnerships
Hochul allocated $300 million to the health care safety-net transformation program in last year’s budget, but demand for the ...
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Assemblymen react to Hochul’s 2025 state budget
A pair of state assemblymen have responded to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s state budget presentation on Jan. 21, ...