Albany Beat

Hochul’s Pledge New York is a rough and tumble landscape politically, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to portray the image that she is...

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Even though Felder received 60 percent of the vote on the Republican line two years ago, he is still enrolled as a Democrat, with no plans to change that designation, so he can have the staff allocation and office expenses afforded elected officials in the majority party.

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Hochul’s proposed $252 billion budget for 2025 is $15 billion over the amount the legislature passed and $19 billion more than what she proposed last year.