As the announcement of a deal to make changes to New York’s discovery laws pushed relentlessly by Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared imminent Wednesday, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is getting a share of the credit for an unconventional maneuver.

Hochul, who has been adamant that she won’t sign a budget that doesn’t include a discovery solution that is up to her standards, acknowledged the assist Wednesday.

“I want to thank particularly Carl Heastie for working so hard day and night to get this across the finish line,” Hochul said as she spoke at an event to push discovery changes Wednesday.

Heastie told Spectrum News 1’s Kate Lisa around 7 p.m. Wednesday that a deal had been reached following a relatively brief meeting between legislative leaders and Hochul.

While Hochul and state Se

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