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Full Episode: NYS Budget Negotiations Underway

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It's budget season at the state capitol! While an on-time state budget seems unlikely, negotiations between state leaders are underway. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins joins us to discuss the upper chamber's one-house budget resolution, increased taxes on wealthy New Yorkers and democratic priorities ahead.  A few weeks ago, State Senate Housing Chair Brian Kavanagh (D-Lower Manhattan) announced his decision not to run for re-election. The senator unpacks his tenure leading the upper chamber's housing and election reform initiatives.

Full Episode: State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins on Budget Priorities, State Sen. Brian Kavanagh on tenure in Legislature and Housing Work

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  • It's budget season at the state capitol! While an on-time state budget seems unlikely, negotiations between state leaders are underway.
  • State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins joins us to discuss the upper chamber's one-house budget resolution, increased taxes on wealthy New Yorkers and democratic priorities ahead. 
  • A few weeks ago, State Senate Housing Chair Brian Kavanagh (D-Lower Manhattan) announced his decision not to run for re-election. The senator unpacks his tenure leading the upper chamber's housing and election reform initiatives.