“Gov. Hochul claims her state budget proposal will not raise income taxes, but it will ultimately raise taxes nonetheless and will continue to ensure New York maintains the highest taxes in the nation. Every year we hear the same thing, New York is better, but every year people and businesses leave for more affordable states while the quality of life continues to diminish here. Education and our future generations should receive additional funding to ensure schools can properly operate, yet Hochul plans to lower the amount of funding our public schools will receive to help our students and teachers rebuild what was lost during COVID. In the upcoming days, I will be reviewing the details of the state’s housing plan, funding toward the migrant crisis, public safety and New York’s long-term fiscal plan to ensure hard-earned taxpayer dollars are not wasted.”