Brian Lairn on WNYC.

So Governor Hokel presented her $252 billion New York State Budget proposal on Tuesday,

and it included a lot of things.

We're going to go down some of them, and it's going to be really interesting to see because

there's some new stuff here.

But the frame is it included taking advantage of the better than expected revenues.

Yes, New York State has a surplus right now, taking advantage of those to help families.

So when you add all this up, the tax credit for the little ones, your family's inflation refund,

school breakfast and lunch, plus the middle class tax cut. This puts nearly $5,000 back in the

pockets of many New York families. What it doesn't include is closing the gap in the MTA's

capital budget, for example, or taking account of cuts and spending from the new Republican-controlled federal

government.

Changes at the federal level will create new challenges for our state, and for programs

that New Yorkers care deeply about.

It's already started.

As Republicans in power, their critical funding streams for Medicaid, education,

childcare, utility assistance, and the list goes on. Those who are hurt need to raise their voices

and direct that anger at Washington and push their members of Congress to fight for them because New York and other

states will simply not be able to shoulder these costs on our own. So as negotiations begin

between the states and the Trump administration and negotiations begin between the governor's office and the state

assembly and Senate aiming for the April 1st state budget deadline. Where are we? To talk about this,

I'm joined by an old friend of the show, but in a new role, Jimmy Veilkind. You may know the

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