New York Gov. Kathy Hochul presents her executive state budget in the Red Room at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Photo: Hans Pennink/AP
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled on Wednesday what stands to be a record $227 billion state budget for the next fiscal year, including the first statewide increase for assigned counsel lawyers in 20 years.
“We will give our court-appointed attorneys their first raise in 20 years and will fund our district attorneys so they can meet the discovery demands and move cases along more quickly,” Hochul, a Democrat, said from the Capitol’s Red Room.
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