The latest state budget in 15 years is expected to pass next week
Plus: Removing the New York City mayor from office, delaying substantial equivalency standards and more on the latest from the Capitol.
Good afternoon — it’s Thursday and May Day.
In today’s CapCon:
Lawmakers passed a 10th budget extender Thursday with the expectation that it will be the last before they vote on a spending plan.
Several items remain open, including a new Foundation Aid formula, the state’s unemployment insurance debt and substantial equivalency standards.
A new bill would create another way for the mayor of New York City to be removed from office.
Public authorities often hire private lobbyists to influence the governor and the Legislature despite being part of government. A new bill would change that.
No Rules and Regs this week. I didn’t spot anything interesting filed.
Names in today’s CapCon: David Paterson, Kathy Hochul, Liz Krueger, J. Gary Pretlow, Tom O’Mara, Pam Helming, Rachel May, Andrew Lanza, Michael Gianaris, Eric Adams, Donald Trump, Leroy Comrie, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Shelley Mayer
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💰 The state budget hasn’t been this late since 2010
This year’s state budget will be the fourth negotiated between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the Legislature. It will also be the latest.
That record is currently held by the 2023 state budget, which was approved by the Legislature on May 1 of that year. That’s today, in case you’re like me and never know what the date is.
But this year’s state budget won’t only be the latest during Hochul’s tenure. It will be the latest state budget since 2010, when negotiations between Gov. David Paterson and the Legislature stretched into early August.
We are, thankfully, far from that. But we’ll have to inch just a bit closer before we have a final budget.
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