Hochul says it's her way or the no budget way

Hochul’s Desire to Appear Tough on Crime Puts Us All in Danger - City Limits

“What New Yorkers in crisis need is housing and wrap around services, which offer long-term stability instead of an endless, involuntary shuffle. Without any real support either inside or outside of psych institutions to address root causes, no one is getting any healthier or safer.” Gov. Hochul announcing plans to change the state’s discovery laws in January. (Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) “Statewide, crimes are down…Shootings ar…

Hochul says it's her way or the no budget way

With no budget deal and the governor digging in, lawmakers passed an extender to get them through an abbreviated break for Passover until Tuesday.

State budget: Hochul stands firm on discovery, involuntary commitment asks

ALBANY — New York lawmakers passed another budget extender, as the three sides negotiating the budget seemed to dig in even further on the policy issues that have kept them from coming to a final agreement on the quarter-billion-dollar-plus spending…

Data undercuts ‘discovery’ narrative from Hochul and DAs

April 10, 2025 – Assemblymember Gabriella Romero, a Capital Region Democrat and former public defender, argues against an effort by Gov. Kathy Hochul and prosecutors to amend the state’s evidentiary disclosure laws, which underwent major changes in 2019.The post Data undercuts ‘discovery’ narrative from Hochul and DAs first appeared on The Capitol Pressroom.