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In The News – New York State NYC Migrant Funding, Governor’s Involuntary Commitment Proposal, & NYC Subway Funding Headline Legislative Budget Committee Hearings On Tuesday, local government officials descended upon Albany for “tin cup” day, stumping for additional funding from the Assembly Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committees in the final FY2026 budget. NYC Mayor Eric […] Read More

In The News – New York State District Attorneys Endorse Governor Hochul’s Plan to Streamline Discovery Laws Governor Kathy Hochul today, joined by District Attorneys from across New York State, announced a series of improvements and changes to streamline New York’s Discovery Laws. Governor Hochul proposed the reforms as part of her 2025 State of the […] Read More

In The News – New York State Governor Hochul Delivers Fourth Executive Budget Marking her fourth “largest budget” in New York history, Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her $252 billion Executive spending plan for 2026 on Tuesday.   The plan provides the funding for her State of the State Address proposals which focused on affordability and […] Read More

In The News-New York State   State of the State Address 2025              State of the State Fighting for your Family Book Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her Fighting for your Family 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday afternoon, laying out an agenda of over 200 initiatives aimed at putting money back in people’s pockets, keeping […] Read More

In The News – New York State Opening Day 2025 The New York State Legislature opened the 2025 legislative session this week, with the respective leaders calling for “affordability” across all of New York State.  Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins labeled the theme of the year as “Putting Affordability at the Heart of Progress.” “We’ve […] Read More