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Senators continue to fight for Good Cause Eviction in the budget.

Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says there will not be any agreement on a new spending plan until at least Monday.

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester) said Wednesday she is hopeful that negotiations are nearing the “beginning of the end” stage as the process has been hampered by complicated and controversial policy items including changes to the state’s bail laws and housing-related proposals.

The governor's plan to override local objections to housing projects is being rejected, sources on Tuesday said.

The governor’s office rushed to deny claims that zoning overrides have been scrapped

This removes a major hurdle to passing a state budget, but means New York will likely not pass any major housing initiative in 2023.

The state budget is 18 days late

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Gov. Hochul’s plan to ramp up construction across the state has emerged as a sticking point in delayed budget talks—making now the time, some lawmakers say, to push for the deal to include renter protections like good cause eviction.