Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $252 billion executive budget proposal includes plenty of good news for families, including a middle-class tax cut, an inflation rebate check and a tripling of the child tax credit.

But the proposed spending plan is enormous, fueled in part by an 8% increase in revenue that some budget watchdogs say is not sustainable. 

New York state budget Director Blake Washington joined Susan Arbetter to discuss future budget gaps, and federal uncertainty on Capital Tonight.