Hochul Proposes $233 Billion Budget with Increased School Funding, Migrant Aid

The proposal includes a more than $800 million increase for schools and $2.4 billion for migrant services, marking the start of budget negotiations.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a $233 billion 2025 state budget, which includes a more than $800 million increase in funding for the state’s schools and a four-year extension of New York City’s mayoral control system.
The budget proposal also sets aside $10 million for teacher training to support a statewide literacy initiative.
Hochul's budget proposal also calls for $2.4 billion to provide shelter and other basic services to migrants and asylum seekers, including providing humanitarian aid to New York City.
The proposed $2.4 billion for migrants would go toward short-term shelter services, health care and pay for larger-scale emergency housing centers that have been set up to deal with the influx of asylum seekers.
The budget proposal marks the start of negotiations with lawmakers over how the state should allocate its funding in the next fiscal year, which begins in April.