Reinvent Albany group executive director talks about state budget

Reinvent Albany group executive director talks about state budget

Gov. Kathy Hochul officially signed the state budget bills into law.

Statement on Approved FY 2026 NYS Budget - Reinvent Albany

Late, Secret Budget Is Cynical, Undemocratic, Undermines Positives   The budget includes spending and policies we support, but in healthy democracies, the ruling party does not make closed-door decisions about important legislation the public and opposition have not seen.   New York’s budget is more than five weeks late. Worse, it is full of decisions made in complete secrecy by the ruling Democratic party majority – including self-serving chang…