cannabis<\/strong> sales in the state as well as expand charter schools in New York City.<\/p>\nThe budget is expected to include a ban on new natural gas hookups by 2026 in new construction in the state.<\/p>\n
Hochul said on Tuesday the measure was necessary to address climate change.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, New York State Republican legislators are celebrating a Federal court ruling Tuesday in California that said Berkeley, California\u2019s ordinance banning natural gas hookups in new buildings is preempted by the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act.<\/p>\n
Officials have previously agreed to changes to New York\u2019s cashless bail law<\/strong> that would provide judges with more discretion in setting bail for criminal case.<\/p>\nHochul\u2019s housing plan<\/strong> was rejected by lawmakers, but she said she wants to continue pushing elements of it after the budget is given final approval in the remaining weeks of the session.<\/p>\nLawmakers and Hochul also have tentative deals for increasing the state\u2019s minimum wag<\/strong>e to $17 an hour in the coming years and funding universal free school meals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York State could have a budget by the end of the week. That’s according to Governor Kathy Hochul in comments to news media on Tuesday. The budget was originally due April 1. 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