Hochul facing backlash over Buffalo Bills stadium deal, bail changes as N.Y. budget talks continue [View all]

ALBANY — Billions in taxpayer funds for the Bills and changes to bail are dividing Democrats as Gov. Hochul negotiates her first budget.

Top lawmakers in both chambers and advocates pushed back on key Hochul budget items Tuesday as talks continued between the governor’s office and legislative leaders ahead of the state’s April 1 fiscal deadline.

Sen. Liz Krueger, chairwoman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, expressed significant reservations about the governor’s plan to pony up at least $850 million in taxpayer dollars to subsidize a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills as she joined advocates for a virtual press briefing.

“I fundamentally believe that transparency in economic development deals should be our first priority,” Krueger (D-Manhattan) said. “These stadium deals keep blowing up in our faces, but we don’t learn from them.”

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