New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation allowing her until April 15 to finalize a state budget deal with lawmakers while ensuring government services remain funded. The budget discussions include a contentious issue regarding the extension of mayoral control over New York City schools for another two years, a measure supported by Hochul in alignment with NYC Mayor Adams. Despite this push, key legislative figures like Deputy Majority Leader Gianaris and Senator Liu express reservations, emphasizing that mayoral control requires further discussion and is unrelated to the budget. Both the senate and assembly have scheduled conferences today to discuss the progress.
NEW: Gov. Hochul pushing to include mayoral control of NYC schools in state budget The last-minute push reflects the alliance she has formed with Mayor Adams, who requires sign-off from the state to control the city’s public schools. https://t.co/IwPDt5DtNX
3/7 -mayoral control of schools won't be done in the budget, right? -Gianaris: "I hope not. It requires more discussion & more input..." (54 mins) https://t.co/FZqbtPR3ie 2/9 -Liu: "[mayoral control] has nothing to do with the budget whatsoever..." (26:30) https://t.co/hlz3hFHDJM https://t.co/VjEnTAgKPh
Deputy Majority Leader @SenGianaris on extending mayoral control within the budget: https://t.co/FrbwURfrbL
Sources say a deal that would extend mayoral control another two years was reintroduced into budget talks, but nothing final. Both senate and assembly have conferences scheduled today to discuss movement over weekend towards a 3-way deal with @GovKathyHochul.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation giving her through April 15 to reach a final deal with lawmakers on a state budget while keeping government services funded. https://t.co/IZJXQ2qwuS