After blowing past their April 1 deadline, Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers gave themselves until next Monday to reach a state budget deal, which has been primarily held up by stalled negotiations around making further changes to the state’s bail laws.
The extra time to negotiate was achieved by state Senate and Assembly leaders passing, and the governor signing, a budget extender bill on Monday that pushed the deadline for the Fiscal Year 2024 spending plan back to April 10. The legislation extends the current budget for another week to keep the state government funded and employees paid.
