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Governor Hochul has revealed a budget plan that she says will help improve the state's finances while also making investments in several important programs.
The $ 216-billion proposal sets funds aside for coronavirus pandemic recovery initiatives and includes a record high $ 31-billion in school aid. Money from the budget would also go towards gun violence prevention, healthcare, pothole repair and a middle-class tax credit. Hochul and lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly have until April 1st to pass the budget on time.