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With budget deadline looming, New York lawmakers continue negotiations

FILE - The New York state Assembly Chamber is seen during a legislative session after Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her 2025 executive state budget at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. New York lawmakers are expected to miss the state's budget deadline as negotiations over housing and education funding remain ongoing, a top official said Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
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FILE - The New York state Assembly Chamber is seen during a legislative session after Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her 2025 executive state budget at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. New York lawmakers are expected to miss the state's budget deadline as negotiations over housing and education funding remain ongoing, a top official said Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

With the New York State budget deadline just days away, Governor Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats who control the legislature have not yet reached an agreement.

The new fiscal year starts Tuesday. But looming large are likely cuts to federal funding that New York is counting on. In the meantime, the governor is hoping to include several policy changes in the spending plan. For an update on negotiations in Albany and what happens if the deal is late again, WAMC's Samantha Simmons spoke with reporter Jimmy Vielkind of the New York Public News Network.

Weekend Edition Host/Reporter.


She covers Rensselaer County, New York State politics, and local arts and culture.

She can be reached by phone at (518)-465-5233 Ext. 211 or by email at ssimmons@wamc.org.