New York state lawmakers left Albany for the weekend without a budget in place, passing a 12th budget extender to keep essential state funding flowing until Monday, when legislators are due to return to the Capitol.
The state budget was due at the start of the fiscal year on April 1, leaving the spending plan more than six weeks overdue — one of the longer delays of recent years.
Budget extenders are a recurring mechanism in Albany, allowing the state to keep paying its workforce and maintaining core services while negotiations between the governor and legislative leaders continue.
New York’s budget is among the largest of any US state, and disagreements over spending priorities and policy provisions attached to the plan frequently push final passage well past the statutory deadline.
Lawmakers signalled that talks would resume when the legislature reconvenes on Monday, with leaders expressing hope that a full agreement could be reached in the days ahead.