> Last week, the New York legislature passed a bill to form a commission to explore possible reparations payments. > Gov. Kathy Hochul received the bill but hasn’t done anything about it. Fox News suggested the budget is standing in the way, which is the main argument from critics: >> Hochul and New York state lawmakers recently approved the state’s mammoth budget of $229 billion. According to a new budget projection, New York’s expenses will outpace revenues by $9.1 billion next year and $13.9 billion the following year.