With state legislators unable to propose solutions for the $35 billion funding gap in the MTA capital plan, pressure mounts on Governor Hochul to lead the budget process. The Assembly and State Senate's budgets indicate a lack of commitment to finding funding, reflecting cuts in expected contributions from both the city and state. Hochul insists that accountability lies with the legislature due to their prior veto of the capital plan, complicating negotiations moving forward.
The governor has to lead here, said Riders Alliance spokesman Danny Pearlstein. There's no way the houses on their own can find anywhere near the amount of money needed if the governor is in the driver's seat when it comes to the state budget.
Even though she controls the annual budget process, Hochul maintains that Stewart-Cousins and Heastie bear responsibility to fund the capital plan hole after they vetoed the proposed capital plan last December.
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