A local state senator is optimistic the budget can get done on time, but it’s coming down to the wire. North Rockland State Senator James Skoufis says there’s some legislation that has yet to be decided…
The $175 billion proposed budget will likely include a plastic bag ban, require car passengers in the rear seat to wear safety belts, congestion pricing for the city and a permanent extension of the state’s property-tax cap. A vote could come Sunday, right before the deadline.