Capitol Watch: Breaking down the state budget

ALBANY, N.Y. — Early Monday, lawmakers signed off on the 2019-20 fiscal year budget setting a deluge of Democratic-leaning legislative deals like additional funding for education and a permanent cap on property taxes. The budget was considered “on time” by the State Comptroller meaning legislators will get an additional bonus to their pay this year, but they’re not the only ones. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul were given a pay raise in a last-minute addition to the budget. What else got scrapped and what made it into print?

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