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Rockefeller Institute “In the long-term, it just doesn’t make sense to keep paying for empty seats in classrooms,” Hochul says. “We can’t continue to fund our schools based on politics.”
Budget commits $36B to education
The state Education Department will study N.Y.’s foundation aid formula w/ Rockefeller Institute after a fight all session over the “hold harmless” provision in the formula that ensures schools don’t receive less funding regardless of population loss
Governor Kathy Hochul Looks like school aid isn’t getting cut—this year—instead there’s a $1.3B increase to a total of $36B.
“Now is the right time to take this on and begin to fix the way we fund schools,” Governor Kathy Hochul says she has a deal w/ NYS Education Department & Rockefeller Institute to study funding formula.
Governor Kathy Hochul Carl E. Heastie Sen. Stewart-Cousins “I’ve always supported protections and efforts to keep renewers safely housed,” Governor Kathy Hochul calls the below bullet points to as the “agreement” on tenant protection policy.
.Governor Kathy Hochul is holding a Red Room announcing a handshake agreement of the 2025 N.Y. budget.
“Each of us came to the table with really strongly held beliefs, but then in the interest of our state, we came together,” Hochul says. “…You don’t always see that here.”
For about 30 mins, The Center for Disability Rights advocates yelled outside offices of Governor Kathy Hochul’s staff demanding to meet with Angela Profeta, Hochul’s Human Services & Mental hygiene secretary over proposed changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Care services in the budget.
.Governor Kathy Hochul is set to announce a handshake budget deal at 4:45.
But details on the deal aren’t done yet.
Housing still open, as the last min addition of mayoral control allowed some give on tenant protections.