Hochul’s budget fantasy speeds NY off a spending cliff — here’s who must call her out

Ken Girardin : Hochul 's fiscal 2026 budget proposal is $252 billion , a substantial increase from $239 billion authorized last year .

He says the Democrats want to hike spending by hiking taxes on businesses and higher-income households.

GOP should expose the truth and issue its own revenue forecast, he says, before the budget vote.

Girardins: Republicans must sound the alarm on the budget make-believe.