NY budget talks continue at Capitol, deadline near
ALBANY— Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s legislative leaders negotiated over property tax relief, charter schools and prekindergarten funding Monday with a budget deadline looming in a week.
Leaders emerging from closed-door talks at the Capitol said they continued to make progress to get a deal by April 1. But they remained vague about what they were discussing and departed from the usual practice of all parties negotiating face-to-face together. Cuomo met Monday with the Senate’s two leaders before meeting separately with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Senate Republican co-leader Dean Skelos had appeared irritated at Silver when he left negotiations abruptly Friday.