2017-2018

Speaker Heastie and Agriculture Chair Magee Announce $10 million for Animal Shelter and Local Fair Capital Funding In 2017-2018 SFY Budget

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Agriculture Committee Chair William Magee and Assemblymember Deborah Glick today announced the 2017-2018 SFY Budget includes capital funding of $5 million for animal shelters and another $5 million in financial assistance...

Speaker Heastie Announces $300 Million Included in 2017-2018 SFY Budget to Boost Significantly Funding for Transportation Infrastructure Programs

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Transportation Committee Chair David Gantt and Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz today announced the 2017-2018 SFY Budget agreement provides major funding increases of $130 million for the...

Assembly Secures $2.5 Billion in Water Quality Improvement Funding in 2017-2018 SFY Budget

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Steven Englebright and Local Governments Committee Chair William Magnarelli today announced the 2017-2018 SFY Budget agreement funds the Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 at...

Speaker Heastie Statement on Budget Extender

Throughout these budget negotiations the Assembly Majority has made it clear that our goal is, and always has been, to prioritize the health and well-being of New York's families and communities. Today, we passed emergency measures to ensure the continuity...

Statement from Speaker Carl Heastie Regarding the New York State Budget

The Assembly continues to work to come to an agreement on budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. We are having productive talks with our partners in government and will be working hard through the night to resolve the remaining issues. The Assembly is prepared...