Renewable gas flare-up

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s state budget proposal is testing the limits of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ public affection for his ally in Albany. Adams’ budget office prepared a memo raising concerns about a bevy of unfunded mandates in the $227 billion spending plan Hochul rolled out last week. The missive — which was obtained by POLITICO and has not yet been reported — also laid out a perceived shortfall in state aid for tens of thousands of asylum seekers entering the five boroughs.

It’s officially budget season. Today, Albany lawmakers will hold a hearing on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed spending plan for transportation. It includes new revenue for the MTA and a record amount of funding in roads and bridges. Here are three big takeaways:. MTA gets its wish: Janno Lieber,...

Its social equity program goes further than any other legal cannabis state. It’s also contributing to a rocky rollout.

Three of the measures state legislators are expected to pass in the next two weeks center on actions that have given Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plenty of national headlines.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro both pushed local residents to evacuate.

LO AND NOT BEHOLDEN — One of the benefits of running virtually unopposed for governor: the list of people you owe is pretty short. Endorsements hardly mattered for Maura Healey in her campaign for the corner office. The Democrats’ heir apparent coasted through the last few months of her primary with no competition and encountered only weak opposition ahead of November. Those who did endorse Healey mostly played it safe by lining up behind her after she cleared the primary field, at which point their support barely registered.

Lawmakers may soon require schools to keep Narcan on hand amid an influx of fentanyl into the state.

Good Monday morning, Illinois. The story of the Chinese spy balloon ended with a bang over the weekend, via POLITICO. Laurence Msall, who headed the Civic Federation and had a special affinity for explaining complicated budget issues, died Saturday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after undergoing a planned surgery to replace a heart valve. He was 61.