State health officials want to force hospitals and other medical providers to submit “equity’’ reports to justify their projects, but critics are bashing the move as another misguided "woke'' experiment.
Budget talks have ground to a standstill since the original April 1 deadline amid legislative resistance to Hochul's bail proposal and a much-criticized housing plan.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has faced pressure to "go Dark Kathy" by using her power to the max against legislative leaders, an approach Hochul is avoiding for now.
The embattled governor could use her power to make legislators approve a budget extender with bail changes on her terms or risk shutting down state government after missing an April 1 deadline.