As state budget talks continue in Albany, there is a new fight brewing over funding for the city's Housing Authority. Zack Fink filed the following report.

ALBANY - In yet another chapter of the ongoing push and pull between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo, a new front has opened, this time over public housing funds in the state budget.

"It's been far too long since we've been able to give any money to New York City public housing," said Assemblyman Keith Wright of Manhattan. "It's well-deserved. It's needed. Again, you're talking about some of the best housing stock in the city."

While the figure is $100 million from the state to the city in the state budget for much-needed repairs, Cuomo wants a state agency to control how that money is administered. The mayor believes the funds should go directly to the housing authority.

It's just one of several areas of disagreement as the state budget gets crafted. In the Assembly, the holdup centers on education. In the Senate, the sticking point is ethics reform, although a deal appears to be close.

"I think we're making tremendous progress with the ethics legislation, cooperating with the governor, working with him," said state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Lawmakers and some critics have complained that Cuomo tried to shove too much policy into this year's budget. In a statement, Cuomo responded, saying, in part, "There's been much discussion on the subject of including policy in the state budget. It is a red herring."

"As much as the governor and I are working towards an agreement, that's the place that we'll continue to disagree," said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. "We don't believe that a lot of policy should be tied up into negotiations."

Skelos said Thursday that a proposed minimum wage hike has been taken out of the budget.

"Somebody says $10.50. Then somebody says $13. Then de Blasio says $15. And then it's a bidding war, how high can I go?" he said.

Democrats claim a wage increase remains on the table.

"That's not my understanding," Heastie said. "We continue to press. People in this state need to see an increase in the minimum wage."

Lawmakers are expected to stay here through at least Part of the weekend to reach a deal. The goal is to have an agreement by Saturday night. The budget is due April 1st.