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How New Yorkers’ Lives Will Be Altered by the $229 Billion State Budget

The budget contains a handful of contentious policy changes on issues like bail, minimum wage and a ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new construction.

New York Will Toughen Contentious Bail Law to Give Judges More Discretion

State leaders agree to eliminate a provision that requires judges to prescribe the “least restrictive” means to ensure defendants return to court.

Gov. Hochul Gets a Budget Deal, but No Signature Win

The budget deal contained a series of hard-fought wins for the governor, but left her without a grand policy achievement to trumpet.

New York to Change Minimum Wage and Bail in $229 Billion Budget Deal

After weeks of dissension, leaders in Albany reached a handshake agreement on a budget that saw Gov. Kathy Hochul fall short on some of her key objectives.

Bail Law Is a Key Stumbling Block as New York’s Budget Deadline Looms

After she and her fellow Democrats endured a bruising election last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul seems intent on giving judges more leeway when imposing bail.