State budget deal far off as first extender passes

Here are 5 things to know about where budget talks stand.

Good afternoon — It’s Tuesday and the State Budget deadline

• The first of what could be several state budget extenders passed Tuesday with a deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers not expected anytime soon.

• Here are 5 things to know about state budget talks as negotiations continue.

• Employees at a lobbying firm that was hired by Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs donated to her campaign last year, as did some of their family members.

• Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was denied public campaign matching funds by a state board Tuesday.

• But Blakeman has also narrowed Hochul’s lead in the race for governor, suggesting momentum for his muted campaign. (Free link)

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Dorcey Applyrs, Bruce Blakeman, Liz Krueger, Tom O’Mara, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Ashley Ranslow, Edward P. Ra, Chris Ryan

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🚨 CapCon Note: As state budget talks continue, I’m curious about what I’m not covering that you view as important to the state’s spending plan, particularly if there’s a disagreement or conflict you think has flown under the radar.

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Senate Finance Chair Liz Krueger and Senate Finance Ranker Tom O’Mara on Tuesday. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

💰 The first state budget extender has passed as talks drag between Hochul and Democrats

It’s the final day of the state fiscal year in New York. That means the state budget is due.

But without an agreement with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Democrats in the state Legislature approved the first state budget extender of the year Tuesday. It will keep state workers paid through next Tuesday, April 7.

While lawmakers will return to the Capitol for a few hours Wednesday, they won’t return again until next Tuesday, when a new spending plan or budget extender will be due.