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The tardy state budget has set the stage for a hectic week before legislators go home. -
It’s a familiar scene in the Capitol. Lawmakers collecting backpay after passing a late budget. -
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. -
Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders also have committed to additional funding for Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, Albany and Mt. Vernon in future years. -
The good news: The budget is passed. The bad news: It was due two months ago. -
More than 8 million people in the state are set to receive checks to offset utility costs. -
The state bill includes sweeteners for public workers, which unions said were necessary to recruit and retain talent. -
The state DEC has opened its online reporting portal. -
The legislation included in the state budget reduces emissions targets and extends deadlines in the name of affordability — but environmental groups are crying foul. -
State officials endorsed the inquiry after George Floyd's murder, but politics and the law have shifted in the years since.
