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Cuomo says he'll keep negotiating on the state budget

Office of Gov. Cuomo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll keep negotiating on a budget as long as lawmakers stay in Albany. 

The Democrat briefed reporters Wednesday night on the status of talks on the budget, now five days late. 

Cuomo says disagreements remain over an affordable housing tax credit for New York City developers and a proposal to end a policy of automatically prosecuting and incarcerating 16- and 17-year-old offenders as adults. 

Members of the Senate and Assembly said earlier Wednesday they hoped to strike a deal on the $152 billion spending plan this week. Lawmakers won't get paid until they pass the budget, which was due by Saturday. 

Earlier this week, they authorized a two-month budget extension that Cuomo says will keep government functioning if lawmakers can't reach a deal soon. 

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