Overview
- The Legislature, which briefly returned to Albany on Tuesday, approved a second one-week extender that keeps government funded through April 14.
- Talks remain stuck on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plans to delay parts of the 2019 climate law and to lower car insurance premiums by changing liability rules and targeting fraud.
- Hochul had signaled longer extensions to respect Passover and Easter, and several lawmakers said weeklong gaps let members observe holidays and work in their districts.
- The proposed budget is roughly $263 billion, and leaders have not set table targets or settled disputes over taxes on high earners or potential Tier 6 pension changes.
- Late budgets have become common in recent years, and lawmakers do not get paid during delays, which adds pressure as negotiations stretch past the April 1 fiscal-year start.