Crime, high fuel prices and child care are among the big issues on the negotiating table as the Democrats who control New York's state government try to hammer out a state budget deal. This year's budget negotiations are the first for Gov. Kathy Hochul, who took office over the summer.
The governor threw a curveball with just days to go before that deadline by asking the legislature to help the Buffalo Bills build a new stadium — a deal that would involve at least $1.1 billion in state and county aid to the team. Some lawmakers have pushed back on the proposal.
Those changes have the support of some law enforcement figures who claim the earlier bail reforms have made New Yorkers less safe. Hochul has proposed a $1.5 billion plan increasing it to up to 300% of the federal poverty level over three years, but the Legislature forwarded more expansive plans. State officials around the nation have been weighing tax breaks and rebates in recent weeks with pandemic-induced inflation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine hiking prices at the pump.
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