Assembly Passes Legislative Package During Sunshine Week to Improve Government Transparency
Mar 19, 2025
Speaker Carl Heastie announced today that the Assembly has passed a package of legislation to improve government transparency during Sunshine Week. This week seeks to highlight the importance of public records and transparent governance. “This is a...
Proposed Assembly Budget Makes $25 Billion Investment in Higher Education, Including $212 Million in Opportunity Program Funding
Mar 11, 2025
Speaker Carl Heastie and Higher Education Committee Chair Alicia Hyndman today announced the Assembly’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Proposed Budget makes higher education an achievable goal for all students by providing critical funding to the State...
Assembly SFY 2025-26 Proposed Budget Includes $38.5 Billion in School Aid
Mar 11, 2025
Speaker Carl Heastie and Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto today announced the Assembly’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Proposed Budget provides $38.5 billion in funding to the General Support for Public Schools (GSPS), a $2.7 billion increase...
Assembly's Proposed SFY 2025-26 Budget Invests $1 Billion in Programs to Help New York's Children
Mar 11, 2025
Speaker Carl Heastie today announced that the Assembly’s proposed State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget will invest $1 billion into programs that will provide new opportunities and programs for children across the state. “Our children are our future...
Assembly Budget Includes $7 Billion to Pay Off Unemployment Trust Fund Debt
Mar 11, 2025
Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Labor Committee Chair Harry B. Bronson today announced that the Assembly’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget proposal includes $7 billion to eliminate the Unemployment Trust Fund debt. “New York’s businesses...
