Hochul unveils $252B budget with focus on cost of living, crime
The $252 billion proposal represents the largest spending plan of Hochul’s tenure and includes a pledge to modestly decrease the tax rate on households making under $323,200 a year. She has also proposed an expansion of a child tax credit for those with children under 4 years old.
Cell phone ban in NY schools? Hochul wants it done under $252B budget plan
A $252 billion New York budget plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul would ban student cell phones during school and hike school aid by at least 2% per district.
NY Governor Hochul to Detail Tax Cuts in $252 Billion Draft Budget
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday will propose a $252 billion spending plan with income tax cuts alongside an expanded social safety net as the state faces potential uncertainty from a federal government under GOP control.
Hochul’s $252B budget: Extended millionaire’s tax, more Medicaid money
Enacted in 2021 and set to expire at the end of 2027, Hochul’s budget would extend it five years through 2032. Hochul’s executive budget will form the basis of negotiations with the state Legislature ahead of an April 1 deadline.
Hochul pitches extension to millionaire’s tax, new housing funds
In her executive budget, Hochul is calling for a five-year extension of tax rates for the state’s highest earners.
Tax cuts, rebates are highlights of Hochul's $252 billion budget
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a $252 billion executive budget that would cut taxes for the middle class, continue income taxes for high-income earners and prohibit students from using cellphones in schools.
Hochul’s Medicaid budget continues to swell
Kathy Hochul’s executive budget plan estimates large increases in the state Medicaid program, a measure that some fiscal watchdogs say is not sustainable. Hochul’s $252 billion budget proposal, released on Tuesday,
New York school cellphone ban one step closer to reality. Here's what Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing.
New York's school cellphone ban is one step closer to a reality, Gov. Kathy Hochul says. Here's how it would work.
Here’s everything we know (and don’t know) about Hochul’s plan to ban phones in NY schools
The legislation would ban cellphones and other devices that can access the internet throughout the school day.
NY’s Kathy Hochul pitches $252B budget plan stuffed with handouts — and she’s already blaming Trump if anything goes wrong
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her $252 billion budget proposal stuffed with handouts on Tuesday — but she’s already blaming the ...
Gov. Hochul's proposed budget: School aid up 4.7%, plus a middle-class tax break
Overall, the governor's proposed budget would increase spending by $8.6 billion, including a $5.3 billion surplus.
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Gov. Hochul's NY school cell phone ban gets a warm reception in Albany
Hochul wants schools to ban smartphones and other internet-enabled devices before the next school year. Lawmakers are open to ...
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Budget or Budge It? Gov. Hochul Continues Dawdling on the MTA Capital Plan
Gov. Hochul kicked off the state's budget process on Tuesday by doing exactly the opposite of what you do when you make a ...
Hochul proposes turning NYS Fair Expo Center into concert venue (Good Morning CNY for Jan. 22)
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Disabilities Beat: Why is Hochul’s involuntary commitment proposal controversial?
WBFO's Disability Reporter Emyle Watkins analyzes a portion of Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State speech that caught ...
Hochul unveils 3.6% budget hike in affordability-themed proposal
The lofty wish list — a $8.6 billion annual spending hike — runs in accord with the administration’s affordability agenda, ...
Kathy Hochul’s foil request
Over the course of the 46-minute interview on Carlson’s streaming platform, the former Fox News personality repeatedly ...