New York State Budget Delayed Amid Negotiations on Housing and Education

As the April 1 deadline approaches, New York lawmakers are set to miss the state budget deadline due to ongoing disputes over housing, education, and criminal penalties.

• Negotiations on housing, education, and criminal penalties have led to a likely delay in the New York state budget.
• Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins indicates lawmakers are 'in the middle of the middle' of discussions, with an extension expected.
• Disagreements include Governor Hochul's proposals on education funding and criminal penalties for assaulting retail workers.
• Legislators seek a housing plan that balances new construction, tenant protections, and developer incentives.
• The budget delay continues a pattern of tardiness, following last year's delay over bail laws and housing construction.

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