A closer look at the state budget, and how it ended up the latest in 15 years

A closer look at the state budget, and how it ended up the latest in 15 years

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed the end product into law at a middle school in Johnson City.

State lawmakers pass budget

ALBANY — The New York state budget has passed – lawmakers in the state Assembly and Senate wrapped up voting on the $254 billion state spending plan late Thursday night.

New York's $254B budget faces shaky future amid federal uncertainty

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic lawmakers said they’ll likely return to Albany later this year and reopen the state budget if federal funding drops.

State budget deal funds schools, rebates as GOP decries ‘Albany corruption’

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed New York’s $254.3 billion budget on Friday morning, ending a five-week delay that left schools scrambling and froze lawmakers’ pay. Her ceremony with elementary students highlighted money earmarked for families and a classroom cell-phone ban set to start this fall. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Speaking to second graders, Hochul added …

Hochul signs NYS FY 2026 budget into law at Johnson City Middle School

Hochul signed the budget at Johnson Middle School among students.

Griffo statement on state budget - Utica Phoenix

“This year’s state budget –  the latest in 15 years, negotiated behind closed doors with no transparency or public scrutiny and then passed through a bad process – is an example of the perils of one-party control and no checks and balances in Albany. It is yet another sign that dysfunction has returned to the Capitol under the leadership of the legislative majorities and governor. At a time when most New Yorkers and their families are tightening…