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.
Tag: Bail
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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.
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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.
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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.