$175 billion enacted state budget highlights Democrat priorities
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — The New York State Legislature approved a $175 billion budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year in the early hours of Monday, April 1, funding a number of priorities outlined by a Democratic party that now controls both legislative chambers as well as the executive branch. Announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo the same day, the approved state budget includes: a permanent 2 percent