New York Lawmakers Approve Sixth Emergency Budget Extender

NYS Legislature Passes Sixth Emergency Budget Extender

New York State Capitol The New York State Legislature passed a sixth emergency budget extender Wednesday to keep state government open through April 27. The temporary measure authorizes $12.7 billion in spending, providing funds for state employee paychecks. The state budget was due April 1. Policy, not monetary, issues apparently are the hold up in discussions between Governor Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senate Leader Andre…

New York lawmakers approve sixth emergency budget extender

New York lawmakers passed a sixth emergency budget extender to keep the government open through April 27, providing funds for state employee paychecks as policy disagreements stall progress.

State lawmakers expected to pass sixth budget extender Wednesday

ALBANY, N.Y. — State lawmakers are expected to pass another extender to the state’s $260 billion budget proposal.Negotiations are still deadlocked nearly a month past the deadline. So far, they’ve approved five extenders. Sticking points include how local police can work with federal immigration authorities, climate law rollbacks and car insurance reforms.RELATED STORIES:

New York lawmakers pass sixth state budget extender that runs through April 27

The state budget was due on April 1.