Bail reform, affordable housing and more: Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Good Day New York to discuss a variety of topics.
on Thursday morning, where she discussed various topics, including bail reform, charter schools expansion, MTA funding, MSG tax exemption and mental health care."My priorities are their priorities. My number one focus is on public safety, that is what people want us to focus on. I’ve been focused on this since I became governor 18 months ago.
The governor's plan is to remove the "least restrictive means" standard from the state’s bail laws so that judges can have more discretion when setting bail. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie both have expressed reservations about once again addressing the issue.Hochul said she is going to work with the legislature to show them why it's important.Gov. Hochul discusses harter schools expansion.
A budget resolution this week will include a proposal to strip the Garden of its 40-year-old property tax exemption."I don't predispose my positions on issues like that," Hochul said.Gov. Hochul made a pledge to build 800,000 new
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