New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that state lawmakers had reached a tentative deal on a $268 billion budget, more than five weeks after the April 1 deadline. The governor’s announcement, however, was quickly contradicted by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who said “there is no budget deal.” Heastie told a gaggle of reporters on Thursday morning that many “major” points of a deal were still being worked out and the governor’s decision to announcement an agreement was premature. #newyork #politics #kathyhochul