This Week In Politics: Hochul, lawmakers finally strike a budget deal

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Jon Campbell
WNYC News | Apr 9, 2022

Some lawmakers doled out praise, some called it unacceptable and others held their collective nose as they cast their votes, bleary-eyed from an all-night session.

But in the end, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's first budget was passed by the state Legislature – albeit more than a week late. 

The Democrat-controlled Senate and Assembly gave final approval early Saturday to the $220 billion spending plan after debating and voting throughout the night, putting an end to a stalemate with the governor that persisted beyond the April 1 start of the state's fiscal year.

WNYC's Albany reporter Jon Campbell joined Weekend Edition host David Furst to discuss the latest.

For more, visit Gothamist.com. 

 

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