Hochul won’t budge on policy asks in NY spending plan — as lawmakers bolt from Albany for break: ‘Not going to compromise’

Source: New York Post

ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul defended blowing a state budget deadline Thursday, saying she’s not budging on her policy demands – as lawmakers hightailed it out of the capital for Passover break. The state legislature passed another extension for current spending through Tuesday before skipping town nine days after the April 1 deadline that came and went with negotiations largely at a stalemate.