The budget, which is 29 days past due and counting, was held up in the fight over bail reform, a topic that has divided the state and fractured the Democratic Party.
Hochul has said she believes judges deserve more authority and are giving them that discretion by removing the "Least Restrictive Standard," which required judges to release people with the least restrictive conditions necessary to assure they would come back to court.
The agreement also invests $40M into additional public defenders, a pay increase for those who work in those jobs, and invests over $1B in mental health, in the hopes of driving down crime.Providing $1B to help ease the burden of the state's migrant crisisAllowing 14 new charter schools in New York City under what is known as"zombie licenses"Spending $34.
Increasing the state's cigarette tax from $1 to $5.35, making it the highest per-pack tax in the nationHochul says she believes lawmakers have found consensus on many major decisions, soil votes can happen soon.
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