Both the state Senate and Assembly have released their budget proposals, which gets lawmakers and Gov. Hochul one step closer in the negotiation process. As expected, the Legislature rejected the governor's proposal to end "Save Harmless" in their one-house budget proposals. The practice ensures that districts don’t receive less in Foundation Aid than the previous year and has been a major issue of contention so far this legislative session. Also, state Sen. Brian Kavanagh, the Senate’s chair of the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development, discusses a new housing package.