An inflation refund may be coming your way if the first 2025 state budget proposal from New York’s governor gets passed by the legislature next year. Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing that individuals earning up to $150,000 a year would get $300, and for families earning less than $300,000, they would get 500 bucks…
But that’s a drop in the bucket for people who have to commute into the city for work and will be paying thousands in congestion pricing. Assemblyman Karl Brabenec of the 98th district, covering western Ramapo and parts of Orange County, says the fight against its implementation early next year, continues…
Yesterday’s announcement was said to be the first of several proposals to help address the cost of living expected to be unveiled in Hochul’s upcoming State of the State address next month.