'One-way street' on auto insurance talks with Hochul, Gianaris says

And LGBTQ groups oppose an online safety measure that's part of state budget talks.

Good afternoon — It’s Monday and Plant Appreciation Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• A third budget extender was approved by the state Legislature Monday. Here’s where negotiations with Hochul stand.

• LGBTQ groups are warning against an online safety provision in state budget talks, saying it could do more harm than good.

• A formerly incarcerated individual won a $390,000 settlement from the state but New York’s “Son of Sam” law is keeping the funding frozen.

• New Bills of Note: More transparency around no-bid state contracts and audits of law firm accounts.

• This Week in New York History: Preserving properties in New York City and New York’s Civil War militia.

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, J. Gary Pretlow, Kayla Cummings, Michael Gianaris, Timothy Fanning, Anthony Marshall, David Berkowitz, Donald Trump, Jenifer Rajkumar, Siela Bynoe, Charles Lavine

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Today’s Capitol Confidential is sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund

New Yorkers are tired of the fossil fuel price roller coaster🎢. Let’s deliver more clean energy and more savings. Legislators: Follow through on our climate law.

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(Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

💰 State budget talks continue to stall with fourth extender expected Thursday

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants it her way or the highway when it comes to her proposals intended to reduce the cost of car insurance, according to lawmakers.

That remains the top sticking point in state budget negotiations, lawmakers said Monday. Hochul sent a third state budget extender to lawmakers Monday to keep state workers paid as talks continue. It included $3.4 billion in spending.

A fourth extender is expected to be approved by lawmakers Thursday. If it reflects what we saw last year, that would run through early next week.