New York state has a new $237 billion budget that includes a record-breaking amount of education aid, increased penalties for retail theft, plans to tackle the opioid crisis and money to spur housing construction, among other items.

It was the state’s first spending plan spearheaded by new Budget Director Blake Washington. 

Washington joined Capital Tonight’s Susan Arbetter to discuss a variety of topics, including a significant change to Medicaid’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), AIM Aid and education.