Gov Hochul released her '23 taxes today.

Most notable: The governor's husband, Bill Hochul, received bonus pay when he left Delaware North, the Buffalo-based concessions giant, in Aug.

The Hochuls' AGI was ~$1.9m last year, about $1.5m of which came from Delaware North.

New York state budget talks drag on with no resolution in sight wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

who knew?

The technology exists to record Assembly Committee meetings? 🧐

Late New York state budget held up over housing package wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

The same people who said women were hysterical for warning that Roe v. Wade could be overturned are the same people now saying we're being alarmist about a Trump-enacted national abortion ban.

And we have our latest and greatest budget extender going through April 15...

Senate expected to take it up today. Assembly back tomorrow...

Legislative leaders are currently meeting with Gov. Hochul, but unclear how long that meeting might be.

Senate plans to conference after session, but I dunno about the Assembly's plans.

As Sean Mahar takes the helm Monday as interim commissioner -- after sending off Basil Seggos🇺🇸🇺🇦 this week -- a few names floating about for the permanent post include Mahar himself, NYLCV's julie tighe and former BOEM head and Cuomo aide Amanda Lefton ...

We have had an invaluable partner in White House Intergovernmental Affairs’s Tom Perez as we continue working to address the migrant crisis. Met with him again today in Washington to discuss our progress on this and other pressing issues facing our state.

Heads-up: USA TODAY posting in the AM the first excerpt from my new biography, 'The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters' >>>

A preview of what the tables will look like tomorrow night at the White House state dinner for Japan.

New York state lawmakers extend budget talks through April 16 wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

A deal on how to crack down on illegal cannabis stores is expected to include an opt-in option for municipalities to take on that enforcement.

“Homelessness is so damn high, Hochul’s polling is so damn low!” Protestors chant outside the Assembly chamber calling for Good Cause eviction and the Housing Access Voucher Program

9 Days after the budget was due the hall outside the Assembly chamber is filled with protesters demanding N.Y. raise taxes on the rich to fund housing, healthcare and education. The proposal has largely fallen out of talks but demonstrators say, it isn’t over until it’s over!

OMG- this is the high point of my career!

Karen Dewitt. Capitol Bureau chief for the New York Public News Network, composed of a dozen newsrooms across the state.

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Why can’t upstate New York (ok, central New York) have nice things?