State budget could be finalized by week’s end with talks stuck on cannabis, charter schools: Hochul

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With the state budget now nearly a month late and on the heels of Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders extending its deadline a fifth time on Monday, the governor said Tuesday there could be a final deal on the plan as early as the end of this week.

“I do see a path to wrap up the budget, perhaps as early as the end of this week,” Hochul told reporters during a question and answer session in the state Capitol Tuesday afternoon.