New York lawmakers approve $229B budget, raising wages and empowering judges despite fiscal uncertainty

Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to require municipalities to build 800,000 new homes in the next decade.
Hochul's government passed a $229 billion budget, 32% more than four years ago
How New Yorkers’ Lives Will Be Altered by the $229 Billion State Budget
Minimum wage workers in New York City will get a pay bump for the first time in five years
Judges will have more discretion in setting bail conditions for defendants