On April 29, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a historic $254 billion budget for fiscal year 2026, emphasizing tax relief and mental health services. The budget, which is the largest in New York's history and over a month late, allocates significant funds for city transit projects and public school reforms, such as banning cell phone use during classes. Highlights include an expanded Child Tax Credit benefitting 2.75 million children and direct rebate checks for families, aimed at alleviating financial pressures from rising living costs.
The budget, over a month late, is the largest state budget ever, including funds for public schools to adopt bell-to-bell cell phone bans and expanded mental health care involuntary commitment.
The cost of living is still too damn high, so I promised to put more money in your pockets - and we got it done. This will assist families with groceries, raising kids, and just enjoying life.
#new-york-state-budget #governor-kathy-hochul #child-tax-credit #economic-relief #mental-health-services
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