No deal on discovery in state budget just yet, Hochul says

And a former Assembly staffer is suing over alleged sexual harassment from her former boss.

Good afternoon — it’s Wednesday and National Banana Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• There’s a ‘framework’ on pretrial discovery in the state budget — but no deal just yet, Hochul said Wednesday.

• A member of the Assembly has been accused by a former staffer of asking her to resign after they dated for three months and broke up last year.

• Attorney General Letitia James is the subject of a new federal criminal referral.

• Elise Stefanik could now run for governor in 2026 instead of running for reelection.

• Three House Republicans from New York said Wednesday they won’t vote for a spending bill with Medicaid cuts.

• Business leaders want Hochul to change an upcoming electric vehicle mandate.

• On The Bill: What if New York replaced property taxes with a land use tax?

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Carl E. Heastie, Elise Stefanik, David Laska, Donald J. Trump, Letitia James, Bruce Blakeman, Mike Lawler, Nicole Malliotakis, Nick LaLota, Andrew Garbarino, Alex Bores, Rachel May

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The state budget was due April 1. We’re keeping you updated on negotiations around the spending plan in the meantime.

(New York Governor’s Office)

💵 Just kidding, there’s no deal on changes to discovery

It would take a miracle at this point for an agreement to be reached on the state budget by the end of the week.