Gov. Kathy Hochul defended the state’s $4 billion bailout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New York City budget, while critics slammed it as a vote buying giveaway at the expense of the rest of the state. “People should be glad that the finances of New York City are going to be stable.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says there still aren’t details of a proposed pied-à-terre tax, which would tax second homes for wealthy New Yorkers.

Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed victory for a state budget agreement that is already five weeks overdue, and clearly still needs more work.

(The Center Square) — New York lawmakers are expected to pass a fourth "extender" budget Thursday, with the state's annual spending plan two weeks late amid behind-the-scenes negotiations over thorny policy issues. Lawmakers blew past an April 1 deadline ...

New York lawmakers appear ready to slam the brakes on the state’s electric school bus mandate, according to Spectrum News 1. A proposal gaining traction in budget negotiations would delay the controversial requirement by five years after districts raised alarms about cost,

Politics and wishful thinking cannot cure what is wrong with the Empire State, or the Big Apple.

The New York State Legislature passed a 12th emergency budget extender to keep the government operating and fund payroll through Monday, pushing the state budget to 45 days late, the most delayed spending plan since 2010.