Your One-Stop Guide to the 2024 New York State Budget
A version of good cause eviction and new hate crimes are in; new taxes on the wealthy and education cuts are out. Here’s where things landed in this year’s budget.
This was a live post updated continually from Saturday, April 20 to Thursday, April 25. Updates are now closed. See you next year.
While New York City’s public campaign finance system endures scandals, the state won’t audit the majority of campaigns.
After DA Sandra Doorley berated a police officer, Hochul referred her to a commission that is yet to become active — and lacks the authority to issue discipline.
Low-wage manual laborers can sue to make their bosses pay them weekly. Hochul’s late-breaking budget addition may undermine that right.
It’s the first step New York has taken to address its housing shortage in years — but tenant groups are fuming and real estate wants more.
New York has one of the weakest consumer protection laws in the country. This year’s state budget may change that.
Hochul’s proposed Medicaid cuts include $125 million from Health Homes, a program that connects the neediest New Yorkers with medical care, food assistance, and more.