The New York state Capitol is seen prior to Gov. Kathy Hochul delivering her State of the State address in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
"We have to go back to the more antiquated system we had in place from 1994. You know this happened very, very early in the morning and so we’ve been on top of this," Hochul, a Democrat, said in a WNYC radio interview.
"Our understanding right now is that it will take a little bit longer to deal with the legislative side of it because a lot of data is included in the computers," she said of the budget process.
Asked if the incident was a politically motivated attack, Hochul said "I don't know."
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In a statement, Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the leader of the state Senate, said the bill drafting office "can still process work for the houses and we don’t believe this will delay the overall process."
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