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.
Hochul unveils $252B Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget
The 2026 fiscal year budget for New York State was unveiled Tuesday. Governor Kathy Hochul is touting a $252B plan that she says will make New York more affordable and safer.
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, which Hochul teased during last week’s State of the State address.
Environment: Here's what Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes in her budget
Her budget made no mention of "cap and invest," the program she proposed two years ago as a central strategy for reducing fossil fuels emissions.
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.
Hochul to unveil massive $252B budget proposal but new taxes, fees for MTA remain mystery
Hochul’s executive proposal is $19 billion or 8.3% higher than last year’s proposal and $36 billion or 16% higher than her first plan in 2022.
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Hochul worries Trump crackdown on illegal immigrants can crush NY economy as massive number of undocumented workers revealed
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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.
Highlights of Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive budget proposal
Public safety $13 million for the creation of the New York State Crime Analysis and Joint Special Operations Command ...
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.
Hochul student cell phone ban would require NY students to give up devices from “bell to bell”
Hochul wants to allocate $13.5 million in New York’s state budget to curb the use of cellphones in public schools, the ...
Gov. Hochul Says New York Teachers Can't Compete With Cellphones
Starting next fall, students across New York state may be required to relinquish their cellphones during school hours under a ...