NY State Budget Talks Stall Over Bail Reform
TL;DR
Albany Democrats are giving themselves another week for state budget talks, as Gov. Kathy Hochul pushes to loosen limits on imposing bail and remanding people ahead of their trials. Hochul has faced pressure to "go Dark Kathy" by using her power to the max against Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins in hopes of pressuring them on a bail deal on Hochul's terms. However, she signaled that she will not pack the upcoming budget extender with controversial spending proposals.
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