2023 PRESS articles & editorials, of note
January 27, 2023
New York Now -- CJC
January 28, 2023
"An
embarassing defeat for Letitia James"
Albany
Times Union (Chris Churchill)
February 2, 2023
"Hochul's
Plan for a State Budget, How a Bill Becomes a Law in New
York"
NY NOW (Dan Clark)
How a Bill Becomes a Law in New York (Alexis Young)
February 2, 2023
Brian Lehrer Show "NYS Budget and More" -- Campbell
February 2, 2023
"Charter
School Expansion Faces Tough Fight in New York"
NYT (Troy Closson)
February 8, 2023
"CUNY
orders colleges to slash budgets..."
Daily News
February 15, 2023
"State
Senate Rejects Nominee for Chief Judge in Defeat for Hochul"
New York Times (Luis Ferre-Sadurni)
February 19, 2023
"Heastie
and Assembly Democrats have long history of killing reforms"
NY Post (Jon Levine)JLevine1@NYPost.com
February 20, 2023
"The
architects of the state Court of Appeals nominating process
wanted Senate vote"
Albany Times Union
(Joshua Solomon)
February 21, 2023
"LI
judge says Senate Dems were wrong to deny LaSalle floor
vote,
must do so for next chief judge nominee"
Daily
News (Denis Slattery)
February 21, 2023
"State
Supreme Court justice says LaSalle was entitled to floor
vote"
Albany Times Union (Joshua Solomon)
March 9, 2023
"Unions,
lawmakers urge billions more for SUNY, CUNY in budget"
Spectrum (Kate Lisa)
March 13, 2023
"Outside
group backs Hochul's budget push"
Spectrum News
(Nick Reisman)
March 15, 2023
"Democrats
propose Janet DiFiore-tied budget rule to crack down on
court perks"
NY Post (Zach Williams)
March 16, 2023
"New
York Legislature veteran lays out path to state budget"
Spectrum News (Susan Arbetter, Tim Williams)
"What's
in, what's out as embolded New York State Legislature
counters Hochul's budget proposal"
Buffalo News
(Chris Bragg)
"Lawmakers
go their own way on budget, as deadline nears"
Niagara Gazette (Joe Mahoney)
"Local
lawmakers react to one-house budgets"
Daily Star (staff)
"Here's
Your Guide to the 2023 State Budget Fight"
New York Focus
"One
house budget resolutions approved"
Politico
(Joseph Spector)'
"NY
Democrats, Republicans spar over fiscal priorities
as budget negotiations get underway in Albany"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)
March 16, 2023
"MAGA
and Martinis: Is this the Future of the Republican Party in
New York?"
NYT (Jesse McKinley, Maggie Haberman)
March 17, 2023
"Assembly,
Senate unveil budget proposals"
Adirondack Daily
Enterprise
March 17, 2023
"The
state budget battle begins"
Spectrum News-NY1
March 17, 2023
"New
York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
says negotiating housing outside the budget a possibility"
Spectrum (Susan Arbetter)
March 17, 2023
"Inside
the NY State Budget Process
with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie" &
here
New York NOW (Dan Clark)
News 10-WABC
News Channel 2-- "Where the News Comes First"
(Joleen
Ferris)
March 17, 2023
"Area
lawmakers blast one-house state budget proposals"
Daily News (online-Batavia) (Alex Gault)
agault@wdt.net
March 17, 2023
"State
Budget Update: by Senator Liz Krueger"
Yonkers
Tribune
March 18, 2023
"Hochul's
Agenda A Loser in One-House Budgets"
Post-Journal (John Whittaker)
March 17, 2023
"Governor
Hochul's Budget Priorities Rejected by the Legislature,
Creating Tension for Final Two Weeks"
NY Now
(Karen DeWitt)
March 18, 2023
"Senate
releases one house budget"
InformNNY.com (Jamie
DeLine)
March 20, 2023
"New
York state budget talks intensify as deadline looms"
(Karen DeWitt)
March 20, 2023
"The
2023 Law Power 100"
City & State
March 29,
2023
"Budget
negotiations continue in Albany entirely out of public view"
Spectrum (Zack Fink)
March 29, 2023
"State
Sen. Tedisco call for state budget transparency with
proposed legislation"
Daily Gazette (Ted
Remsnyder)
Where we're at with the budget
Dan Clark
March 30, 2023
"What's
at Stake in the New York State Budget? A Quick Guide"
The City (Gabriel Problete)
March 30, 2023
"Dems
revive districting case as battle for Congress begins in NY"
Albany Times Union (Brendan Lyons)
March 30, 2023
"New
York State budget will be late (again), Gov Hochul says"
Gothamist (Jon Campbell)
March 30, 2023
"New
York's budget likely late citing 'big budget issues'"
AP
March 30, 2023
"Budget
will be late, Hochul says"
WAMC Public Radio
(Karen DeWitt)
March 30, 2023
"New
Yorkers weigh in on key budget sticking points"
Capital Pressroom
March 30, 2023
"The
same forces who made Trump who he is just got him indicted"
Politico (Jonathan Lemire)
March 30, 2023
"Live
Updates: Democratic reaction focuses on a theme:
accountability"
NYT (Katie Glueck)
"But from New York to New Mexico, the early Democratic
reaction to news of Donald
J. Trump’s indictment had
one common message: No one is above the law."
March 31, 2023
"New
York Budget Likely Late Because of 'Big [Policy] Issues'"
AP (Maysoon Khan)
March 31, 2023
"State
budget deadline set to come and go with no agreement on a
new spending plan"
(Karen DeWitt)
April 2, 2023
"Lawmakers
say they want a more transparent
and timely budget process"
CBS-Chanel 6 News
(Tom Eschen)
April 3, 2023
"Another
late budget"
WAMC-Public Radio (Blair Horner)
April 3, 2023
"A
revamped ethics watchdog prepares for its future"
Capital Pressroom
April 3, 2023
"Blame
game begins with New York state budget overdue"
WAMC-Public Radio (Blair Horner)
April 4, 2023
"New
York state budget stalled over bail reform changes"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
"New
York state budget still in limbo as talks between leaders
stall"
New York Post (Zach Williams)
April 5, 2023
"A
late state budget? Certainly not the first"
Spectrum News-1 (Zack Fink(
April 6, 2023
"A
second list of judge candidates for New York"
Capital Pressroom
April 7, 2023
"To
make sure workers get paid, Hochul and
lawmakers face tight budget extension"
Gothamist
(Jon Campbell)
April 9, 2023
"Kathy
Hochul's quixotic budget quest shows the system is not
working"
Nicole Gelinas (NY Post)
April 9, 2023
"New
York lawmakers return Monday for budget extension"
Spectrum (Nick Reisman)
April 10, 2023
"Another
Monday, another budget extender"
Politico
(Joseph Spector, Zachary Schermele)
April 10, 2023
"NY
budget not expected for another week
as lawmakers pass a second extension"
(Karen
DeWitt)
April 10, 2023
"NY
government passes second stopgap
as budget delay stretches on"
City & State
(Rebecca Lewis)
April 10, 2023
"NY
Budget Delayed Again Amid Talks on Bail, Housing"
AP
April 12, 2023
"Good
government groups on 'budget bombs', lack transparency"
Capital New York (Susan Arbetter, Tim Williams)
April 14, 2023
"Common
Cause New York calls redrawing congressional maps
before 2024 'politically inappropriate'"
Capital
Tonight (Susan Arbetter)
April 15, 2023
"N.Y.
Budget Chief's Exit Prompts Inquiry into Covid Contract Deal"
New York Times (Jay Root)
April 15, 2023
"New
York state budget stalmate continues"
WAMC (Ian
Pinkus)
April 17, 2023
"New
York third extension passed to keep state running"
AP (Maysoon Khan)
April 18, 2023
"NY
bill calls for governor's salary
to be withheld during budget delay"
City & State
(Shantell Destra)
April 18, 2023
"Hochul's
use of consultants for speeches raises questions"
Daily Gazette
(editorial)
April 18, 2023
"NYC
is World's Wealthiest City, Bay Area Boasts Most
Billionaires"
Bloomberg (Kevin Varley)
April 19, 2023
"Hochul
and Legislature to enter fourth week without a state budget"
WXXI (Karen DeWitt)
April 19, 2023
"Hochul
demands, micromanaging holding up Albany budget talks"
New York Post (Zach Williams)
April 20, 2023
"New
York's Budget Is Really Late. What's Taking So Long?"
New York Times (Grace Ashford)
April 20, 2023
"The
budget is late, but not as late as many of its predecessors"
City & State (Rebecca Lewis)
April 20, 2023
"20
days later New York is still without a budget"
WRGB staff
April 20, 2023 NY NOW
April 21, 2023
"While waiting on a budget, lawmakers
could make"
Daily Gazette (editorial)
April 21, 2023
"New
York Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt discusses late state
budget, judicial nominations"
Capital Tonight
(Susan Arbetter)
April 22, 2023
"State
Budget Groundhog's Day Continues"
Lockport
Journal (John Whittaker)
April 21, 2023
"Lawmakers
ready to pass sixth extender as state budget talks drag"
(Karen DeWitt)
April 21, 2023
Legislative Gazette
"New
York State Budget now nearly three weeks late"
(Karen DeWitt)
April 22, 2023
"5
things to know about how policy issues can delay state
budget"
Newsday (Mike Gormley)
April 18, 2023
"NYC
is World's Wealthiest City, Bay Area Boasts Most
Billionaires"
Bloomberg (Kevin Varley)
April 23, 2023
"State
budget's tardiness is a concern"
Auburn Citizen
(editorial)
April 24, 2023
"Lateness
does matter: the New York State budget
can and should be completed in a timely fashion every year"
Daily News (editorial)
April 24, 2023
"New
York lawmakers: Progress made on finalizing budget"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)
April 24, 2023
"State
lawmakers fail to reach a deal on the state budget, now four
weeks late"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
April 24, 2023
"Think
Tank: New York state legislators are actively choosing to
delay budget"
CNY Central (Conor Wight)
April 24, 2023
"State
extends budget deadline again"
Watertown Daily
Times/Press Republican (Alex Gault)
April 25, 2023
"Legislators
pass budget extender as sides near budget deal"
Politico Pro (Joseph Spector
April 25, 2023
"Squabbling
Over Crime Measures Snarls Budget Deal"
Post-Journal CNHI (Joe Mahoney)
April 25, 2023
"Lawmakers:
Get the policy out of New York's budget"
Spectrum (Nick Reisman)
April 25, 2023
"Extender
5: Endgame or Infinity War?"
Politico (Anna
Gronewold)
April 25, 2023
"Commentary:
Allowing children to live in poverty is a policy choice"
Albany Times Union (Kate Breslin)
April 24, 2023
"Hochul
says New York state budget will wrap soon"
Spectrum (Nick Reisman)
April 25, 2023
"Gov
Hochul signals NY budget deal on the horizon,
vows to continue housing push down the road"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)
April 25, 2023
"The
good, the bad, and the ugly in Albany's budget
sausage-making"
New York Post (editorial)
April 25, 2023
"Hochul:
NYers care about budget changes, not late budget"
New York Post (Zach Williams)
April 25, 2023
"Hochul
says New York state budget agreement is getting closer"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
April 25, 2023
"NY
lawmakers fail to reach deal on budget that is now four
weeks late"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
April 25, 2023
"State
budget could be passed by end of the week, says Hochul"
Channel 6 WBRC
April 25, 2023
"Charter
schools emerge as key issue holding up New York's state
budget"
Chalkbeat (Reema Amin)
April 25, 2023
"Updates:
New York 'Conceptually' Has a Budget"
New York
Focus
April 26, 2023
"Wednesday's
Headlines: Albany Budget Watch Edition"
Streetsblog-NYC (David Meyer)
April 25, 2023
"New
ethics panel pursuing charges against Cuomo over book deal,
former governor suing in response"
(Vaughn
Golden)
April 26, 2023
"Channeling
Wayne Gretzky, Hochul says 'At least I took the shot' on
failed housing plan"
(Karen DeWitt)
April 26, 2023
"Republican
lawmakers: give New Yorkers time to read budget"
Spectrum-State of Politics (Nick Reisman)
April 26, 2023
"New
deadline could push New York's budget to a month late"
Spectrum-State of Politics (Nick Reisman)
April 26, 2023
"Tedesco
Issues Secret Government Alert! 'NYS Budget Transparency
Act' Needed
to Contained "Feasting Albany Allegators'"
Tedesco press release
April 27, 2023
"14
'zombie' charters would open in NYC under Albany budget deal"
Chalkbeat (Reema Amin)
April 27, 2023
"NY
has a tentative budget deal. Here's what in and what's
out"
Gothamist (Giulia Heywood, Jon Campbell)
April 27, 2023
"As
state budget purportedly winds down,
will there be time to review the final document?"
City & State (Shantel Destra)
April 27, 2023
"14
'zombie' charters would open in NYC under Albany budget deal"
Chalkbeat (Reema Amin)
"Charter
Schools, Still Hotly Debated, Could Expand in New York"
New York Times (Troy, Closson, Luis Ferre-Sadurni)
April 27, 2023
"Push
to improve transparency of NYS budget process"
(News 10-WABC) Jamie DeLine
April 27, 2023
"New
York state likely to hit one-month mark with no budget in
place"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
April 27, 2023
"Tell
Albany, For once read the budget bills before you pass them"
New York Post (editorial)
April 27, 2023
"Clueless
Kathy Hochul's chaotic governance leaves New York to bleed"
NY Post (Bob McManus)
April 27, 2023
"New
York State Budget Deal Would Raise Minimum Wage and Change
Bail Laws"
New York Times (Luis Ferre-Sadurni,
Grace Ashford)
"Hochul
announces $229 billion budget nearly one month late"
Albany Times Union (Joshua Solomon)
April 28, 2023
"State
Budget's Biggest Winner May Be Mayor Eric Adams"
The City (Greg David, Greg Smith)
April 28, 2023
"Gov.
Hochul Reveals Budget Plan..."
New York NOW
April 28, 2023
"New
York state budget deal would enable 14 additional charter
schools to open in New York City"
American
School and University (Tim Kennedy)
April 28, 2023
"Post
experts give their unvarnished view
on Hochul's boondogle $228 billion boondoggle"
New York Post
April 28, 2023
"New
York budget watchdogs: Details will matter in state spending
plan"
Spectrum (Nick Reisman)
April 28, 2023
"Albany
budget veteran: Governor and Legislature racked up wins
while Hochul changed the narrative"
Spectrum
(Susan Arbetter)
April 28, 2023
"New
York Will Toughen Contentious Bail Law To Give Judges More
Discretion"
New York Times (Jesse McKinley,
Grace Ashford, Hurube Meko)
April 28, 2023
"Gov.
Hochul Gets A Budget Deal, But No Signature Win"
New York Times (Grace Ashford)
April 28, 2023
"State
budget deal sparks strong reactions"
Press-Republican (CNHI-Joe Mahoney)
April 28, 2023
"North
Country lawmakers will head back to Albany and finish the
late state budget"
NBC-5 (Carolyn Sistrand)
Ron Seyb
April 29, 2023
"Hochul
brings back an Albany tradition: the late, late budget"
(Anna Gronewold, Joseph Spector)
April 29, 2023
"Goodell,
Borrello, Critical Of Albany Leadership"
The
Post-Journal (Gregory Bacon)
April 29, 2023
"State
budget votes next week on public safety, child care, minimum
wage"
Newsday (Michael Gormley)
April 29, 2023
"In
darkness, Democracy dies"
The Saratogian (Sen.
Jim Tedisco)
Troy Record
April 29, 2023
"Quotation
of the Day: Hochul Arrives at Budget Deal With Wi[s]h List
Largely Unfilled"
New York Times (Assemblywoman
Pat Fahy)
April 29, 2023
"A
done deal in Albany? Hochul says the budget is settled
without showing the settlement"
Daily News
(editorial)
April 29, 2023
"Give
lawmakers adequate time to review state budget"
The Daily Gazette (editorial)
April 30, 2023
“Let
public review these NY budget bills”
Auburn Citizen (editorial)
April 30, 2023
"Commentary:
How New York's budget process got this way --
and how to fix it"
Albany Times Union (Edward
(Ned) Schneier)
May 1, 2023
"With
'Sammy's Law' Not in the State Budget, Its Up to the City
Council to Push It"
Streetsblog (Julianne Cuba)
May 1, 2023
"A
state budget process that blindfolds the public"
Oleans Times Herald (Tom O'Mara)
May 1, 2023
"Budget
deal may be close. What will it mean for colleges and
universities?"
Public Radio (Blair Horner)
May 1, 2023
"Lawmakers
start passing NY's $229B budget. No one is happy about it"
Gothamist (Jon Campbell)
May 1, 2023
"One
month after New York state spending plan's due date, l
awmakers begin passing budget bills"
Public
Radio (Karen DeWitt)
May 1, 2023
"What
made it into the 2024 New York budget?"
City &
State (Shantel Destra, Rebecca Lewis)
May 1, 2023
"New
York state Senate leader: Budget end in sight"
Spectrum News (Kate Lisa)
May 2, 2023
"New
York's budget will aid capital costs for SUNY, CUNY"
Spectrum 1 (Nick Reisman)
May 2, 2023
"State
Legislature starts to pass $229B billion -- a month late"
Newsday (Mike Gormley)
May 2, 2023
"There's
no time to read budget bills, and Albany leaders are just
fine with that"
City & State (Rebecca Lewis)
May 2, 2023
"Hochul
promised a late, not bad, budget --but gave NYers both"
NY Post (editorial)
May 2, 2023
"Meet
the Big Ugly: The NYS budget has free buses, a cannibus
crackdown, and more!"
Gothamist (Jon Campbell)
May 2, 2023
"Lawmakers
expected to hold late night session
debating final New York state budget bills"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
May 3, 2023
"Wednesday's
Headlines: Big Budget Victories Edition"
StreetsmartsBlog (David Meyer)
May 3, 2023
"How
New Yorkers Lives Will Be Altered by the $229 Billion State
Budget"
New York Times (Luis Ferre-Sadurni,
Grace Ashford)
May 2, 2023
"Final
state budget bills expected to be debated until early
Wednesday before passage"
Daily Gazette (Ashley
Hupfel)
May 2, 2023
"State
lawmakers officially approve late $229B budget"
Daily Gazette (Ashley Hupfel)
May 3, 2023
"Inside
New York's finalized $229 billion state budget"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)
May 3, 2023
"Your
One-Stop Guide to the 2023 New York State Budget"
NY Focus
May 3, 2023
Comptroller's Statement
May 3, 2023
"Public
Campaign Financing in Coming to New York"
Sludge
(David Moore)
May 3, 2023
"New
York budget approved with some wins and losses for Hochul"
(Karen DeWitt)
May 3, 2023
"Did
the public get enough time to examine state budget bills?
Some groups and lawmakers say no"
(Karen DeWitt)
May 3, 2023
"Why
didn't the state budget debate go all night? This is
the reason"
Politico (Bill Mahoney)
May 4, 2023
"A
new Belmont Park"
Politico (Joe Spector)
May 3, 2023
"New
York state budget boosts funding and allows more charter
schools"
Chalkbeat (Reema Amin)
May 5, 2023
"State
budget plan decried as budget buster for counties"
Adirondack Enterprise (Joe Mahoney)
May 5, 2023
"Major
things to know about the new $229B state budget"
Newsday (Yancey Roy)
May 5, 2023
"Dissecting
the state budget from both sides of the aisle and state"
Spectrum (Tim Williams, Nick Reisman)
May 8, 2023
"The
budget is finally finished. Here are the issues left
to tackle this session"
City & State (Rebecca
Lewis)
May 9, 2023
"After
late state budget, key issues remain for NY lawmakers before
session ends"
WAMC (Ian Pickus)
May 11, 2023
"Hochul
Gambled On A Late State Budget. Did It Pay Off?"
Gotham Gazette (Samar Khurshid)
May 12, 2023
Morning Edition- Legislative Gazette -- WAMC
(Guistina)
"New
York Has A Housing Crisis. So Why Won't Albany Act"
New York Magazine (Errol Louis)
June 1, 2023
"Fair
pay for judges: State commission on salaries should start
today
and needs to boost compensation for judges"
Daily News (editorial)
June 2, 2023
"Amid
Democratic Outcry Over LaSalle, Hochul Turned to Republicans"
NY Focus (Sam Mellins)
June 9, 2023
"UpStart
News Site Has Youth on Its Side, and Albany in Its Sights"
New York Times (Ginia Bellafante)
August 21, 2023
"Corruption-Less
in Albany? Lately, at Least"
Politico
(Bill Mahoney, Nick Reisman, Jeff Coltin, Emily Ngo)
September 1, 2023
"Albany
lawmakers are law-breakers: Kathy Hochul and Carl Heastie
have failed to name members to a judicial pay raise
panel"
Daily News (editorial)
October 6, 2023
"Combative
Bronx Judge Faces Calls for Removal"
(Sam
Mellins, George Joseph)
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