New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget.

In her first week as governor of New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill is playing hardball to get her choice approved for a key role in Port Authority leadership.

Late budgets have been a feature of New York politics for decades. Negotiations stretched into August during Gov. George Pataki’s last term. But the delayed budget became a proxy for government function during the tenures of Govs. Eliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says booming income tax collections enable the state to hoist spending on child care, schools and Medicaid without raising taxes.

Transparency advocates criticize Hochul for withholding schedule details while raising $5.4 million from donors in six months.

$260 billion – The size of the preliminary executive budget Hochul proposed for the 2027 fiscal year – an increase of about $6 billion from last year’s enacted plan. That’s a smaller increase than what’s been proposed in previous years due to the uncertainty surrounding federal funding.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has delivered her State of the State address, pitching proposals to fight President Donald Trump's agenda while also moving to capture progressive excitement surrounding Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Also singing Hochul’s praises was producer Ken Davenport, whose shows have included “Spring Awakening” and “Kinky Boots.” Davenport — who donated $5,000 to Hochul under his legal name, Kenneth Hasija — recorded an Instagram video Tuesday celebrating the funding.