With the new fiscal year under way and no state budget agreement in place, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for a two-month extension of last year's budget until the end of May. This is the first late budget since 2010, and the first for Cuomo. Assemblyman Pete Lopez, a Republican from the 102nd Assembly district, says times have changed and the governor's power has waned a bit.
Assemblyman Lopez Discusses Late Budget

Assemblyman Lopez