If you live in Upstate New York, you don’t need a report to tell you things are expensive right now. Groceries cost more, filling up your gas tank hurts, and the bills keep coming.
Now, Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing a new state budget plan. She made stops in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse this week to rally support for it, and here’s what’s in her plan and what it could mean for your day-to-day life.
Hochul’s Budget Tour Hits Upstate New York
The big picture of this proposal is straightforward. The governor is framing it around one central idea: lowering everyday costs for working families across the state.
The plan touches on several areas that hit close to home for many people right now, including child care, car insurance, housing, and utility bills.
$4.5 Billion on the Table for Child Care and Early Education
One of the biggest pieces of the plan centers on child care, and unlike much of the budget talk, there are real dollar figures attached to it…