Joint Senate-Assembly hearings on Governor Hochul’s 2025-2026 Executive Budget proposal continue on Wednesday ~ Topics: Workforce Development (Watch here beginning at 9:30AM) and Economic Development (Watch here beginning at 2PM)

Albany, N.Y., February 26—State Senator Tom O'Mara (R,C-Big Flats), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, said that joint Senate-Assembly hearings on Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed 2025-2026 New York State budget will continue on Wednesday with a review of the governor's proposals for Workforce Development and Economic Development.

This year's monthlong schedule of joint Senate-Assembly hearings on the governor's proposed budget will conclude this week. See the full schedule HERE. 

Today's hearing on Workforce Development can be viewed HERE beginning at 9:30 AM. The hearing on Economic Development can be viewed HERE beginning at 2:00 P.M.

Archived videos of each hearing are available.

During the hearings members of the Legislature’s fiscal committees will hear testimony from top Hochul administration officials, state agency heads, local leaders, and representatives of the wide range of stakeholders impacted by the state’s annual budget.

“Senate Republicans will continue to be a voice for lower taxes, less regulation, greater accountability, affordability, economic growth, job creation, and more common sense on state fiscal practices. We welcome this year’s budget hearings, at this critical time, for direct input and critique on a range of policy areas that will decide the short- and long-term future and strength of our local communities and economies,” said O’Mara, who represents the 58th Senate District comprised of Chemung, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, and Yates counties, and a part of Allegany County.