Hochul, DAs say NY discovery law deal is 'very, very close' in budget breakthrough

Let’s make a whatever-you-call-it. Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged Wednesday that lawmakers had reached a breakthrough in negotiations to revamp the state’s discovery laws — even as she insisted it didn’t count as a “deal.” The governor instead opted for wonky jargon, describing the end of a budget stalemate revealed the day before by Assembly Speaker...