The measure has been pushed by community advocates and some lawmakers for several years, but has yet to get over the finish line in Albany. | Joseph Spector/POLITICOĬLEAN SLATE PUSH: This is the time of year when a rally is around every corner of the state Capitol, and Monday brought several – including a renewed push for the Clean Slate Act. Supporters listen to speakers during a rally March 20, 2023, at the state Capitol in support of the Clean Slate Act. Stay with us each afternoon as we keep you updated on the latest New York news in Albany, City Hall and beyond. IT’S MONDAY: March Madness has left Albany, but budget madness is just starting.
“If spending more money helped with affordability, we would be the most affordable state in the country,” Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt said. What’s a good budget? One that lowers taxes and tamps down on spending - basically the opposite of what Democratic leaders have proposed, Republican leaders said at the committee meeting. “To be honest, I’m not as pressed by an on-time budget,” Heastie said, then added, “I’ve always felt a good budget is more important than an on-time budget.” So much so that Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie put the imperative on getting a good deal, not necessarily a timely one. Hochul and lawmakers appear to be girding for a lengthy budget process that many expect will carry on well past the March 31 deadline. 1 and the Democratic-led Legislature - with differences on how to address the state’s housing needs, whether to make more changes to controversial bail laws and if additional charter schools should be opened in New York City. The one-house budgets last week from the Senate and Assembly showed there’s a lot of distance between Hochul’s budget proposal released Feb. “It recognizes that affordability generates opportunity.” “The Senate majority budget prioritizes investment in working and middle-class families and addresses the most pressing concerns of New Yorkers,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said to open up the half-hour meeting. Kathy Hochul will meet behind closed doors in the coming two weeks to hash out the details in hopes of an on-time budget. It’s the Legislature’s best attempt to show some openness and transparency in budget negotiations - but at the end of the day, legislative leaders and Gov. And the joint budget subcommittee meetings that are to follow Tuesday? Not much either.
What does the meeting truly mean? Nothing. The General Budget Conference Committee, known colloquially as “The Mothership” in Albany parlance, held its first meeting Monday, officially kicking off budget negotiations for the fiscal year that starts April 1. Legislative leaders and top lawmakers meet to hold a general budget committee meeting on March 20, 2013, in the Legislative Office Building in Albany, N.Y.
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