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The $229 billion package includes changes to bail reform laws, the minimum wage, and new requirements to shift people to clean energy.
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With the New York state budget now over four weeks late, Gov. Kathy Hochul says the wait may be nearly over — but nothing is settled yet.
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The New York state budget remains hung up over changes to the state's bail reform laws.
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Both Democrats and Republicans are voicing issues about Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal, particularly raising taxes and increased spending.
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The City of Syracuse wants to partner with a Finger Lakes company to provide affordable high-speed internet, an update on the region's first collaborative school focused on science and the arts, and more in the WAER News Round-Up.
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Disagreement over more changes to the state's bail reform law are threatening to make this year's state budget late.
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Legislative leaders remain reluctant to make more changes without better data on the law's true effects.
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Hochul also outlined an expansion of mental health services, energy bill assistance, and indexing the minimum wage to inflation.
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Crime, public safety and bail reform were hot topics in many races this election. A political scientist breaks down how it affected races.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said she's made changes to bail reform laws and implemented working systems to get illegal guns off the street.