Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first budget also includes more than a billion dollars in child care funding, a green light for three casinos and a return of to-go drinks.
Contentious social issues, such as revising the state’s bail law, have delayed passage of what is expected to be largest budget in the state’s history.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature have plans to significantly increase spending on child care and to make more families eligible for subsidies.