A closer look at the state budget, and how it ended up the latest in 15 years
- On Friday, Governor Hochul approved and enacted New York's $254 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 during an event at Johnson Middle School in Johnson City.
- The budget was delayed 38 days past the April 1 deadline after extended policy disputes and Hochul insisted on holding it until her priorities, like discovery law changes, were included.
- The package includes middle-class tax cuts, scaled-back inflation rebate checks, expanded child tax credits, first housing access vouchers, and reforms to discovery and mental health commitment laws.
- Hochul remarked that the students present were likely the first in the state's history to witness the moment the New York State Budget was officially signed.
- The late budget reflects ongoing legislative exhaustion and complex negotiations, with criticisms on affordability measures but leaves room for possible future special sessions.
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Nearly four months after Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her proposed budget, lawmakers yesterday passed a $254 billion final agreement — after having just a few days to comb through the thousands of pages of fine print and the hundreds of billions of dollars at stake for New Yorkers. The largest budget in state history came in a couple billion dollars higher than Hochul had proposed in January, but several billion less than the Senate and Assemb…
Hochul signs 2026 state budget into law at JC Middle School
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - Governor Hochul was in Johnson City signing the state budget in front of middle schoolers before visiting the Oakdale Commons for a hot tea. The governor signed the 2026 state budget into law at Johnson City Middle School Friday morning. In her new budget, Hochul prioritizes mental health care, agriculture, the child tax credit, distraction free schools and more. She then sat down and listened to local leaders at…
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