Hochul’s $227B budget helps NYC transit, migrant response

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Published February 1, 2023 4:02 PM

By MICHAEL HILL and MAYSOON KHAN
Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed dramatic spending to help New York City handle a wave of international migrants and to stabilize its reeling public transit system with her $227 billion state budget Wednesday, even as she warned of tougher economic times ahead. The wide-wide-ranging spending plan includes a public university tuition hike, a 10% jump in school aid and a proposal to yet again revise state bail law. The proposal kicks off weeks of intense negotiations with state legislative leaders as they try to agree on a finalized budget by the April 1 deadline.

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