How New Yorkers' Lives Will Be Altered by the $229 Billion State Budget
ALBANY, N.Y.Minimum wage workers in New York City will get a pay bump for the first time in five years.Out-of-state students at city and state universities will face a tuition hike.And cigarette smokers will need to pay an extra dollar in taxes per pack.New York State lawmakers approved a $229 billion state budget on Tuesday night that will touch on New Yorkers' everyday life, after completing protracted negotiations with Gov. Kathy Hochul that delayed its passage by over a month.