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Voters across the state overwhelmingly passed school district budget proposals Tuesday night.

As school districts begin to prepare their budgets, they now have a better idea of what they are preparing for.

Lawmakers kicked some big ticket items down the road and the enacted budget leaves the state with future deficit north of $16 billion.

In a long-sought triumph for public-sector unions, state lawmakers and Governor Kathy Hochul have instituted changes to the Tier 6 retirement plan they said will make it easier to attract people to …

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State lawmakers are expected to blow their April 1 budget deadline as talks drag on over potential cuts in education and Medicaid spending and how to build more affordable housing.

School aid and Medicaid make up more than half of Governor Kathy Hochul's $233 billion FY2025 budget proposal, which is why budget watchdogs say those are the p

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The Legislature's budget hearings begin next week

She must make decisions before Jan. 1.