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GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES HISTORIC INVESTMENTS OF FY 2025 NEW YORK STATE BUDGET

GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES HISTORIC INVESTMENTS OF FY 2025 NEW YORK STATE BUDGET 

  • Balanced $237 Billion Budget Does Not Raise Income Taxes or Statewide Business Tax 
  • Governor Brokered Landmark Housing Deal to Increase Housing Supply and Protect Tenants 
  • Cracks Down on Organized Retail Theft and Helps Business Owners Increase Security 
  • Expands Offenses Eligible for Prosecution as Hate Crimes; $35 Million to Protect Houses of Worship 
  • Invests $35.5 Billion In Medicaid to Support New York’s Health Care System 
  • $550 Million Annually to Support the Transformation Of New York’s Safety Net Hospitals 
  • Increases Youth Mental Health Care Services and Resources for New Yorkers with Serious Mental Illness 
  • Increases School Aid by $1.3 Billion to Nearly $36 Billion and Goes “Back to Basics” to Teach the Science of Reading 
  • Action to End the Proliferation of Illicit Cannabis Operations 
  • $275 Million to Establish New York’s Empire AI Consortium 
  • More Than $8.7 Billion for Transit Systems, $7.7 Billon for Critical Infrastructure, $100Million to Pave Potholes 
  • Action to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition, Plant 25 Million Trees, and Safeguard Clean Water 
  • Actions to Help Members of Every Community Grow and Thrive, Including $36 Million to Support Abortion Care 
  • $55 Million to Advance New York State as Leader in the Dairy Industry.


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FY 2025 New York State Executive Budget (ny.gov)