NY state budget hearing on environmental conservation set

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Environmental conservation will be the topic for the 13th and final joint public hearing on New York state’s budget proposal.
State Senate and Assembly members will hear testimony Tuesday in Albany on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $168 billion spending plan.
Cuomo administration officials and environmental conservation advocates are expected to testify on such subjects as water quality, a new sewage plant in Niagara Falls, prog