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May 2025

Assembly Announces Enacted $254.3 Billion SFY 2025-26 Budget Puts Money Back into the Pockets of Hardworking New Yorkers and Invests in New York Families

Speaker Carl Heastie and Ways and Means Committee Chair J. Gary Pretlow today announced that the $254.3 billion Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget puts money back into the pockets of hardworking New Yorkers and makes investments in critical...

SFY 2025-26 Enacted Budget Invests in Affordable Housing Initiatives Across New York State

Speaker Carl Heastie and Housing Committee Chair Linda B. Rosenthal today announced that the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget makes critical investments in affordable housing across New York State. The spending plan also includes the Housing...

Enacted SFY 2025-26 Budget Makes $23.3 Billion Investment in Higher Education, Including $209 Million in Opportunity Program Funding

Speaker Carl Heastie and Higher Education Committee Chair Alicia Hyndman today announced the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget makes critical investments in New York’s higher education system, supporting the State University of New York...

Enacted SFY 2025-26 Budget Includes $37.6 Billion in School Aid

Speaker Carl Heastie, Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto and Libraries and Educational Technology Chair Robert Caroll today announced the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget provides $37.6 billion in funding to the General Support...

Enacted SFY 2025-26 Budget Eliminates the Unemployment Trust Fund debt

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Labor Committee Chair Harry B. Bronson today announced that Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget includes $8 billion to eliminate the Unemployment Trust Fund debt. “The Assembly Majority fought hard for this...

Enacted SFY 2025-26 Budget Includes Major Consumer Protections for New Yorkers

Speaker Carl Heastie and Consumer Protection Committee Chair Nily Rozic today announced that the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26 Budget delivers a major victory for consumers with the inclusion of several key protections. These new measures, spearheaded...
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