Budget deal articles

  • Hochul announces budget agreement, with 'landmark' housing deal

    State lawmakers reached a “conceptual” agreement on the 2025 budget on Monday, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul, who hosted a celebratory press conference touting the deal. Since the bills have not been printed yet, details remain scarce. However, according to the governor, the $237 billion budget, now over two weeks late, includes “landmark” policies to [] The post Hochul announces budget agreement, with ‘landmark’ housing deal first appeared on 6sqft.
  • Hochul announces a New York state budget deal – sort of

    While the governor announced there's a conceptual agreement, key officials say they're still negotiating. The governor said she and legislative leaders “have the parameters of a conceptual agreement” on a budget. Leaders say otherwise. [ more › ]
  • TDSB says 'New Deal' with province required to address budget challenges

    The Toronto District School Board says it requires a "New Deal" from the provincial government to address its funding challenges as it tries to balance its budget for the upcoming academic year. In a letter to Education Minister Stephen Lecce on Wednesday, TDSB Chair Rachel Chernos-Lin said the board needs adequate funding support to meet the needs of the hundreds of thousands of students it serves. The board is currently facing a projected deficit of $26.5 million for 2024-2025. The...