The embattled governor could use her power to make legislators approve a budget extender with bail changes on her terms or risk shutting down state government after missing an April 1 deadline.
and with a Monday deadline looming to keep New York’s government running, political insiders say the time has come for Gov. Hochul to get medieval on holdout lawmakers.
While Hochul could play nice and support a standard stopgap deal while pursuing a longer-term agreement, she could also up the ante by inserting her bail proposal into another budget extender that lawmakers must either approve — or risk a state government shutdown by rejecting. Bail critics say the time is coming for Gov. Kathy Hochul to unleash “Dark Kathy” against state lawmakers resisting her proposed bail changes.Hochul has pitched loosening state laws that require judges to impose bail in order to ensure defendants return to court after being charged with a crime.
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