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ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York lawmakers inched closer to a deal on a new state budget Thursday that includes a tax on opioid manufacturers, surcharges on taxi and Uber rides in Manhattan and a new, uniform sexual harassment policy for government workers.

New York lawmakers inched closer to a deal on a new state budget Thursday that includes a tax on opioid manufacturers, surcharges on taxi and Uber rides in Manhattan and a new, uniform sexual harassment policy for government workers.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday shrugged off the call from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an even either minimum wage increase than what is proposed in the state budget, saying it's up to the state Legislature to vote on the issue, not the mayor.

Fights over a new fee on opioid sales, school safety issues, education requirements for yeshivas and the amount of taxes that should be extracted from a major health insurance sale remained some of the sticking points late Thursday in efforts to finalize a $ 168 billion 2018 - 19 state budget.

Congressional Democrats in New York are criticizing a federal budget approved by the House on Thursday that paves the way for a tax reform plan that could include the elimination of the state and local deduction, or SALT.

Michael Green, executive deputy commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on public protection on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo / Mike Groll)

On Thursday afternoon, February 16, 2017, the Fiscal Policy Institute will present its New York State budget briefing in New York City at Community Service Society (CSS).

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ALBANY — Lawmakers sometime late Wednesday or Thursday are hoping to adopt a final state budget that provides tuition breaks for some college students, legalizes ride - hailing in upstate and relies on millionaires to help fund new spending on everything from schools to state agencies.

Despite the tentative deal, details on specific proposals continued to be hammered out through Thursday, with the New York State Senate scheduling a rare session to pass budget bills today.

State legislative leaders and Governor David Paterson announced late Thursday that they have reached agreement on a «framework» of a budget deal for New York State.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Calling it the «best budget we've ever crafted,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo was flanked by state leaders Thursday night in announcing an agreement on the 2016 - 17 New York state budget.

New Jersey Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen was the only Garden State Republican to vote for the budget resolution on Thursday.

Thursday's City Council schedule will include a meeting of the Committee on Governmental Operations for its preliminary budget oversight hearing; a meeting of the Committee on Veterans to consider a resolution «calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S. 752, the Veterans» Education Through SUNY Credits Act»; and a meeting of the Committee on Education to consider multiple resolutions, including one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to reject any attempt to raise the cap on the number of charter schools,» one «calling upon the Department of Education to amend its Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to include information about opting out of high - stakes testing and distribute this document at the beginning of every school year, to every family, in every grade,» and one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to eliminate the Governor's receivership proposal in the executive budget for New York City.»

On Thursday, the New York State Assembly rejected the plan in its one - house budget, which proposes restoring the $ 485 million and freezing tuition for two years.

Advocates and faculty held a «die in» at Cuomo's New York City office on Thursday afternoon and a number of legislators say they remain ready to delay the state budget and vote against it should CUNY

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The new state budget removes a requirement that businesses participating in the Start - Up NY tax - break program report annually on how many jobs they've created and how much money they've invested in their operations, state officials confirmed Thursday.

ALBANY — A Brooklyn state senator's bid to shield private Jewish schools from state scrutiny threatened to scuttle negotiations over a new state budget, sources told the Daily News on Thursday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York will spend a record $ 24.8 billion on schools, increasing aid by 6.5 percent, under a state budget deal announced Thursday night by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin sent a letter to Governor Dannel Malloy and state lawmakers on Thursday warning that his city will run out of money in about 60 days and may be forced to file for bankruptcy if the state fails to approve a new budget.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled an $ 89.06 billion executive budget proposal for the 2019 fiscal year on Thursday, decrying new spending that the city must undertake to meet shortfalls and unfunded mandates imposed by the new state budget approved last month, and cautioning of federal actions that could affect the city's fiscal future.

During his visit to western New York on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted to the backlash by Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) against his executive budget proposal that would remove their powers to grant state sales tax exemptions.

«It's a matter of economic justice, it makes sense and will help our entire state do much better for its citizens,» said Brown, who announced the deal — expected to be voted on as soon as Thursday — as New York's lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to hammer out a similar agreement under a looming deadline for a finalized state budget.

New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker testifies before a joint legislative budget hearing on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

The New York State Assembly will return Thursday to vote on the bulk of the $ 141.2 billion budget for the state's fiscal year, which starts AprState Assembly will return Thursday to vote on the bulk of the $ 141.2 billion budget for the state's fiscal year, which starts Aprstate's fiscal year, which starts April 1.

New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak is hoping to change all that with the introduction of bill S63, which passed a vote in the state's Senate Budget Committee last week, and will likely be voted on this coming Thursday by the full Senate.