State budget extender to run through Thursday

And cap-and-invest could be forced forward by a new lawsuit from environmental advocates.

Good afternoon — it’s Monday, and National Farm Workers Day.

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In today’s CapCon:

• State Budget Director Blake Washington says an extender through Thursday is expected tomorrow. Here’s where budget talks stand.

• After Peanut the Squirrel was euthanized by the state in November, a new bill seeks to prevent such an incident from happening again.

• A new lawsuit could force New York to release draft regulations that would implement the cap-and-invest climate program.

• A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed by the families of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19.

• This Week in New York History: The first dance marathon, the first U.S. House speaker and the Partnership for New York City.

Names in today’s CapCon: Blake Washington, Kathy Hochul, Carl Heastie, Andrew Cuomo, Kirsten Gonzalez, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Carrie Woerner, Peanut

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The state budget is due Tuesday. We’re keeping you updated on negotiations around the spending plan.

State Budget Director Blake Washington (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

💰 Lawmakers to approve state budget extender through Thursday

Tomorrow is the start of New York’s fiscal year. That means the state budget is due.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature are not expecting to meet that deadline. There is simply no avenue to reaching a state budget deal in the next 24 hours.

That’s not a surprise. We weren’t expecting them to approve a budget by the deadline. Lawmakers went home to their districts for the weekend and will be back in Albany on Tuesday.

They’re expected to pass a straight budget extender that will run through Thursday, Budget Director Blake Washington told reporters Monday. It will include about $1.7 billion in spending. (Free 30-day trial here.)