BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) — Nearly three weeks after the initial due date of the New York State budget, Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislators are still working to get it passed.
After four deadline extensions, the sides remain in debate over policies like car insurance reforms and delaying the timeline on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
“I’ve been hoping we’d be done since April 1st,” Hochul said Monday at a press conference in Buffalo. “But also, I’m not walking back from, I believe, the priorities that New Yorkers deserve to have. The majority of them focused on affordability.”
Assemblyman Joe Angelino (R-121st district) said the legislature is expected to pass a fifth deadline extension on Monday, keeping the government open until Wednesday.
“They’re arguing, I am told, over policy issues. And that is the holdup,” Angelino said. “It’s a lot easier to slip a policy issue into the budget than to have a standalone bill be scrutinized and debated on the floor.”
Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo echoed Angelino’s claims, also stating the holdup is over policy differences. In a statement provided to 12 News on Monday, Assemblywoman Lupardo said:
“This year’s state budget is being held up by disagreements over several important policy issues. Unfortunately, we haven’t even gotten to the money part of the budget, which for many of us is the heart of the matter. The Governor sees this is an opportunity to accomplish policy goals that might be more difficult outside the budget process. We continue to negotiate in good faith hoping these matters are resolved soon.”
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