Tag: Budget

Critics quickly questioned the plan, accusing City Hall of relying on temporary fixes and hidden fee hikes instead of deeper spending cuts.

The governor has been under mounting pressure to finalize the state’s spending plan after weeks of negotiations dragged past the constitutional deadline.

The proposal would trim $22 million from the NYPD’s $6.4 billion budget next year.

The bill passed by a razor-thin 217–214 vote, reflecting the deep divisions that still define Capitol Hill.

At the center of the dispute was how to handle funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which Democrats insisted be separated from a broader spending package.

“The win is that we’re going to, hopefully before the end of the day, have a funding plan for the commonwealth."