Assembly Budget Increases Funding for the Environmental Protection Fund to $435 Million
Mar 16, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Deborah Glick today announced the Assembly State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget increases funding for the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) by $35 million for a total allocation of...
Assembly SFY 2023-24 Budget Includes All Electric Building Provisions and $400 Million to Expand Energy Affordability Programs
Mar 16, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Energy Committee Chair Didi Barrett today announced the Assembly State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget includes provisions to phase out the use of fossil fuels in new buildings and invest in programs designed to increase energy...
Speaker Heastie Statement on Raising the Minimum Wage
Mar 16, 2023
No one working full time should be living in poverty, which is why my colleagues and I in the Assembly Majority have consistently fought to raise the minimum wage. In this year’s state budget, we are once again committed to raising the minimum wage...
Assembly's Proposed SFY 2023-24 Spending Plan Makes Critical Investments in Medicaid and Public Health
Mar 16, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Health Committee Chair Amy Paulin today announced the Assembly’s proposed State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 spending plan would add $2.7 billion in funding to the Medicaid Program and $110 million in funding for public health....
Assembly Budget Includes Critical Funding for Legal Support for New Yorkers & Programs to Combat Gun Violence
Mar 16, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Codes Committee Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz today announced that the Assembly State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget includes critical investments in legal support services for New Yorkers, in discovery in court proceedings and anti-gun...
Assembly SFY 2023-24 Budget Includes $34 Billion in School Aid
Mar 16, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto today announced the Assembly’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget would provide $34.3 billion in funding to General Support for Public Schools (GSPS), an increase of $3 billion...
Assembly SFY 2023-24 Budget Makes Higher Education More Affordable and Accessible
Mar 16, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie and Higher Education Committee Chair Patricia Fahy today announced the Assembly’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget ensures that higher education is affordable and accessible to all New Yorkers by making investments that prevent...
Assembly Budget Invests in Fighting Homelessness, Ending the Housing Crisis, Making Homeownership a Reality for New Yorkers
Mar 16, 2023
Speaker Carl Heastie, Housing Committee Chair Linda B. Rosenthal and Local Governments Committee Chair Fred W. Thiele, Jr. today announced that the Assembly State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget makes critical investments in fighting homelessness, ending...