Keshia Clukey

5 days ago | newsday.com | Keshia Clukey

ALBANY — Congress is negotiating a budget that includes a slew of potential tax cuts, but the big question for Long Islanders is whether federal lawmakers can alleviate the cap on state and local tax deductions, known as SALT. The SALT deduction allows filers who itemize to subtract some of their state and local taxes from their taxable income.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Keshia Clukey

ALBANY — New York State leaders say environmental projects and policies will remain on track, despite an order from President Donald Trump attempting to undo state climate laws. Trump signed an executive order last week directing the U.S. attorney general to identify "illegal” state and local climate, energy and environmental justice laws that "impede” domestic energy use and production. The attorney general could then take action to try to stop the enforcement of the laws found to be illegal.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Keshia Clukey

ALBANY — New York State leaders say environmental projects and policies will remain on track, despite an order from President Donald Trump attempting to undo state climate laws. Trump signed an executive order last week directing the U.S. Attorney General to identify "illegal” state and local climate, energy and environmental justice laws that "impede” domestic energy use and production.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Keshia Clukey

ALBANY — The New York State Legislature passed a fourth extender on Thursday, authorizing $2.4 billion to keep the state government running through Tuesday as budget negotiations "slog," new policy proposals are introduced and frustrations mount. The emergency spending bill includes pay for state employees, including Gov. Kathy Hochul. Pay for state legislators is suspended until a budget is in place — a rule Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) proposed changing this week.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Keshia Clukey

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing for changes to election law in the state budget that would allow a governor and lieutenant governor to run on the same ticket in the primary, legislative sources familiar with negotiations told Newsday. Currently lieutenant governors run separately in the primary election. The proposal would allow the governor to choose who she runs with, according to the legislative sources.