"Gov. Hochul unveils $229B budget deal for NY, including changes to minimum wage and bail"
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a "conceptual agreement" on the state budget, which includes removing the "least restrictive" measure so judges can set bail in violent cases, toughening laws on illegal marijuana sales, and increasing the minimum wage by $1 an hour starting next year. The overall tab will be about $229 billion, roughly $2 billion more than she proposed in February. The budget will also include a plan to crack down on illegal marijuana retailers and create a pilot program for free service on five MTA bus lines. However, Hochul did not get her top priority of a housing deal to force municipalities to build 800,000 new homes over the next decade.
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