Gov. Hochul and Democratic legislative leaders announced a handshake agreement on a new budget for the 2026 fiscal year on ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement on the state budget. The agreement comes 28 days after the April 1 deadline. It ...

An agreement has been reached with legislative leaders after nearly four weeks of negotiations in Albany. The estimated ...

The Democratic governor persuaded lawmakers to lower the standard for involuntary commitment of mentally ill people.

ALBANY — New York's lawmakers have come to an agreement on the state spending plan — agreeing to spend $254 billion between ...

The Buffalo-born governor stopped short of saying whether the budget would include Mayor Christopher Scanlon's plan for 3% ...

As Governor Kathy Hochul puts it, "We worked really hard and I want to thank all my partners in government cause all I can ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul reached an agreement with legislative leaders on the New York state Fiscal Year 2026 budget after a ...

Despite a general agreement, state budget negotiations persist, with unresolved issues such as the school aid formula.

New York State officials announced a tentative agreement Monday on a $254 billion budget that will prohibit most kids from ...

The conceptual deal includes changes to the state’s discovery laws, a ban on phones in schools, a new criminal charge for ...