With the state budget deadline looming on April 1 each year, Gov. Kathy Hochul says he has warned New Yorkers about possible cuts in key services, including Medicaid programs and school lunches.
Meanwhile, the Albany Democrat group hopes she will fight back by refusing to send scheduled state taxes to the White House.
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About a third of New York’s spending comes from federal dollars, but so far, Gov. CathyHochul has no plans to slim down the $252 billion spending plan known as the state budget.
Hochul said he is completely banning school mobile phones, changing mental health laws, making it easier for prosecutors to hand over case evidence, approve billions of dollars for an MTA amendment, changing mental health laws, and still pursuing a large number of ticket items.
But two lawmakers believe Hochul should refrain from New York’s federal tax payments while he waits for Washington to flash. They co-hosted two recently introduced bills in the state legislature.
“New York State will not be able to supplement $900 billion, and that doesn’t make up any state,” Hochul said Monday at an Albany-based press conference at the Capitol.
Top Democrats in New York warn that if Washington, D.C. is good at the threat of cutting the federal dollar flow, healthcare and education programs could be crippled.
“School nutrition programs, school lunch programs – many of these kids will growl all day without that money,” she said.
About a third of New York’s spending comes from federal dollars, but so far, Hochul has no plans to slim down its $252 billion spending plan known as the state budget.
“We deal with the facts that are right in front of us, but nothing prohibits us from returning to special sessions to address what comes from the federal government,” she explained.
Some financial experts have denounced the approach.
“Albany is pretending there will be no cuts on these Trump because he doesn’t want to be blamed on the emphasis on the belt before it’s needed because he knows schools, hospitals and all unions will criticize them and not Trump,” said executive director of government watch group Lenovent Albany.
But two lawmakers believe Hochul should refrain from New York’s federal tax payments while he waits for Washington to flash. They co-hosted two recently introduced bills in the state legislature.
“We’ll be creative and offensive about standing up for the nation and fighting the Trump administration. We’re not going to roll over in the face of the intense creep of fascism that’s entrenched in Washington.”
“The first step is to lean towards state director Tom Dinapoli and represent all the money we already expect and receive from the federal government for the last cent,” said Queens Democratic candidate Jessica Ramos.
They also have laws that, if passed, recently fired federal employees will be hired in the state government and have a portion of their lost federal pension recovered.
“We can expect them to either hold hostages hostages due to reactionary ideological programs or simply cut it because New York doesn’t have a place in the eyes of the Trump administration,” Rusher added.
A spokesman for the state secretary said the law is being reviewed.
But Hochul said Monday that she still makes it easier for prosecutors to hand over case evidence and approval of billions of dollars for amending the MTA.
“I think they’re tier 1 and we got about 150 in tier 2, but many of these can also be unlocked and addressed in legislative sessions,” Hochul said, explaining the state of negotiations.
Since taking office, Hochul has ignored the April 1 official budget deadline, rather than handing over temporary measures to continue paying state workers.
She denounced the slow pace of opinions with 213 members within a democratically-led parliament.
“The challenge is that leaders take everything we’ve been talking about. They have to go back to their meetings now. It’s just a natural state of play,” Hochul said.
