Some lawmakers say the governor is trying to raise her lagging polling numbers ahead of 2026, when she would be up for reelection.

The senator also called for fiscal restraint, advocating for tax relief, regulatory reform, and policies to stimulate job creation and economic growth. O’Mara highlighted the Senate Republicans’ “Liberate New York” agenda, which focuses on addressing population loss, increasing affordability, and improving public safety.

The lofty wish list — a $8.6 billion annual spending hike — runs in accord with the administration’s affordability agenda, which Hochul teased during last week’s State of the State address.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has rolled out a $252 billion budget that calls for tax cuts, expanded child credits and record spending on programs amid better-than-expected revenues. Hochul's executive proposal for the fiscal year that begins on April 1 is about $19 billion,

New York lawmakers are voicing concern over Governor Kathy Hochul’s record-breaking $252 billion executive budget, with critics calling it unsustainable and dismissive of the state’s long-term affordability issues.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed an increase of $1.5 million for the Adirondack Park Agency staffing budget, in addition to $10 million for a new APA headquarters, in her fiscal year 2026 executive budget released last week.

Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her executive budget on Tuesday, with a focus on affordability. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump,

Overall, the governor's proposed budget would increase spending by $8.6 billion, including a $5.3 billion surplus.

Public safety $13 million for the creation of the New York State Crime Analysis and Joint Special Operations Command Headquarters. The governor has billed this as a “first-in-the-nation headquarters to track crime trends,

Kathy Hochul proposed a $252 billion budget on Tuesday that calls for extending a tax hike on millionaires and increasing spending on Medicaid. But her plan omits specifics about how she will work with lawmakers to shore up the finances of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and declines to send the city any new funding for the migrant crisis.