Monday Morning Memo and More
Insight and News for YouEach week, Jack provides insight for the week ahead with a look back into what happened in New York government the week before. Each Memo is posted here, but get it first when you subscribe.
Monday Morning Memo – April 17
Good Morning from Albany, NY... where there is still no State Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget. A final budget or another extender will have to be in place by noon on Tuesday for the state to make payroll. Rank and file members return to Albany today where the Leaders...
Monday Morning Memo – April 10
Good Morning from Albany, NY... Truly, the biggest news on the state budget is that there continues to be no news on the state budget. Unless, of course you count Governor Kathy Hochul’s surprise stop in at the Legislative Correspondents Association offices in the...
Monday Morning Memo – April 3
Good morning from Albany, NY where budget negotiations continue as lawmakers attempt to come to an agreement on a final state budget. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins offered that they are currently “in the middle of the middle” despite the April 1st...
Monday Morning Memo – March 27
Good morning from Albany, NY where the budget frenzy continues. Sources report small but measurable progress in negotiations regarding health and environment/energy issues. That said, three-way negotiations blew up this weekend over criminal justice (re: bail) though...
Monday Morning Memo – March 20
Good morning from Albany, New York... The New York Senate and Assembly released their One-House Budget proposals, offering their official response to Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal. For those wondering about the timeline of the budget process,...
Monday Morning Memo – March 13
Good morning from Albany where One-House Budget Proposals from the Senate and Assembly are expected early this week. The Governor has received public pushback on some of the proposals in her Executive Budget including her plan to expand housing, lifting NYC’s Charter...