The state budget logjam might have broken Tuesday

There's a 'framework' on pretrial criminal discovery on the table.

Good afternoon — it’s Tuesday and Tax Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• A compromise on pretrial criminal discovery is now on the table, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie said Tuesday.

• But other obstacles to a state budget deal remain, including involuntary commitment, likely delaying a deal beyond this week.

• A grand jury has voted to indict correction officers in the beating death of Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility.

• CapCon Q&A: State Budget Director Blake Washington joins us on the Capitol Confidential podcast to chat about the budget, school aid, federal cuts and more.

• Here’s how much income Hochul and her husband brought in last year.

• A new bill seeks to strike a compromise on the issue of whether grocery stores should be allowed to sell wine in New York.

• Read the Times Union’s investigative series on the prevalence of lead poisoning in New York’s capital city.

Names in today’s CapCon: Kathy Hochul, Carl E. Heastie, Jo Anne Simon, Blake Washington, George Borrello, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Messiah Nantwi, Robert L. Brooks

---

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

Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

💰 Heastie says there’s a ‘framework’ with prosecutors on discovery

I have great news: the key sticking point that’s held up the state budget for more than two weeks now could be on track for a resolution.

Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie said Tuesday afternoon that, after several days of working directly with prosecutors, a compromise proposal on pretrial criminal discovery is now on the table.