“Gov. Hochul is once again making it clear her priorities lie elsewhere. Rather than addressing the concerns of taxpayers, she is having them foot a $233 billion bill for her progressive policies,” said Blankenbush. “This is a $4 billion increase from last year when we are approaching a fiscal cliff in the next two years, resulting in a $36.4 billion gap. There has been no accountability for cutting our costs, just ways to spend more to drive New Yorkers out.”