Overall, the governor's proposed budget would increase spending by $8.6 billion, including a $5.3 billion surplus.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has rolled out a $252 billion budget that calls for tax cuts, expanded child credits and record spending on programs amid

Kathy Hochul proposed a $252 billion budget on Tuesday that calls for extending a tax hike on millionaires and increasing spending on Medicaid. But her plan omits specifics about how she will work with lawmakers to shore up the finances of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and declines to send the city any new funding for the migrant crisis.