New York State Budget

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her latest initiative to reduce the cost of living in the state: free meals in schools for every student, regardless of income.

After a series of extreme weather events across New York in 2023, advocates are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include the Climate, Jobs and Justice package in her executive budget.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Minds held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 30, to call on New York’s elected leaders to address the state’s severe and worsening child mental health crisis.

More than 70% of New Yorkers polled in a new survey from Siena College rank the state favorably on quality of education, healthcare and economic opportunities. But affordable housing and crime rates remain nagging issues as state budget negotiations continue.

A report from the Fiscal Policy Institute highlights proposed tuition increases of up to 9% beginning this fall. The report said under New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s executive budget plan, tuition at SUNY university centers — Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook — could see a 52% increase in tuition costs by 2027.

Adding up Governor Kathy Hochul's and the state legislature's joint priorities and breaking down their major divisions, the splits will define the year’s big legislative battles in New York.

A coalition of nursing homes says, if New York state doesn’t increase its Medicaid reimbursement rates, the eldercare facilities may have to reduce the number of beds — or even shut down all together.

The Massapequa Coast Little League baseball team is set to take on Honolulu tonight in the Little League world series.

As the nation’s economic uncertainty continues, with a volatile stock market, higher gas prices and inflation, New York state’s budget forecast has also suffered a reversal of fortune. Karen DeWitt takes a look at what’s changed since the budget was settled in the spring.

The next budget in New York includes $22 million to help residents of Huntington Station connect to sewers.