The stopgap measure, which covers government operations through April 10, ensures that more than 57,000 state employees will get paid this week while Hochul and her fellow Democrats seek common ground on her proposed bail reform rollbacks.
Albany Democrats are focusing on controversial issues like bail reform and housing before discussing Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed expansion of charter schools in New York City – an idea progressive legislators oppose.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to deliver a roughly 45-minute Saturday evening speech in Garden City, L.I., touting his Republican leadership of Florida, as he inches toward a potential White House run.