Allowing casinos in New York City, boosting education and healthcare spending, and tax cuts that can help shape a campaign message in an election year. Here's a look at what was — and wasn't — in Governor Hochul's proposed $216 billion state budget.
Hochul and state lawmakers will now spend the next 10 weeks negotiating the particulars of the plan in hopes of getting a budget in place by April 1st, the start of the state’s fiscal year.Hochul wants to clear the way for casinos in New York City and the surrounding region, and she wants to do it fast.
Robert Mujica, Hochul’s budget director, noted the existing law and Hochul’s proposal do not explicitly state where the casinos have to be located. But he acknowledged most of the interest from bidders will be New York City-focused. Among Hochul’s big-ticket items in her budget are a $10 billion plan over multiple years to improve health facilities and bolster the state’s beleaguered health care workforce, which was struggling to maintain adequate levels even before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education spending – always one of the biggest negotiating points between the governor and lawmakers – would reach $31 billion under Hochul’s spending plan, an increase of more than 7% from the current fiscal year.
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