The New York Senate and Assembly have advanced their own budget proposals as negotiations over state spending enter their final weeks.

The two proposals endorsed Thursday represent the Senate and Assembly’s priorities as they craft a final budget with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Both chambers say they want to spend more on education than Cuomo recommended. The Senate budget offers more tax relief while the Assembly budget contains a phased minimum wage increase to $12.60.

Both chambers balked at Cuomo’s effort to link the budget to his proposals requiring greater reporting of lawmakers’ outside income and his changes to teacher evaluations and tenure.

Republican Senate Leader Dean Skelos says budget negotiations are progressing and hopes the budget will be approved before the fiscal year begins April 1.

(AP)