Hochul Pushes Environmental Review Reforms Amid State Budget Negotiations

NRDC attends 'Let Them Build' talks

ALBANY — As negotiations continue around the governor’s proposed “Let Them Build” agenda, the North Country Rural Development Coalition is raising an urgent concern: Rural communities are at risk of being cut out of the proposal as it moves through…

Hochul pushes environmental review reforms amid state budget negotiations

Hochul has touted the policy as a key element of her affordability agenda.

Policy debates (again) delay dollars discussion in budget

The final taxing and spending discussions for the budget are on hold until the outstanding policy priorities of the governor are resolved.

Hochul Drums Up Statewide Support for “Let Them Build” Agenda

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday held a roundtable with leaders from across the state to help build support for her “Let Them Build” agenda, a series of reforms intended to speed up housing and infrastructure development and lower costs as part of her 2026 State of the State. Among other things, the initiative entails reforms to New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act and executive actions to expedite approvals for categories of pr…