Budget Slow-Go, Campaign Financing Snafu, NYC's Money Fight

From the Lobby with Jack O'Donnell · Apr 2, 2026 · 8m

The NY budget deadline came and went. How much longer does this process go?

In this episode of From the Lobby, Jack O’Donnellwalks us through where things stand and what bogs down budget talks every year.

At the same time, a new poll is turning heads in thegovernor’s race, and in New York City, a budget fight is getting louder.

Here’s what we’re digging into:

The budget is late (again)—are we close, or nowhere near a deal?

Why big policy issues keep getting folded into budget talks, and who benefits

A new poll shows Bruce Blakeman gaining on Kathy Hochul—is it real momentum?

Blakeman’s…