New York Democrats who control the state Senate and Assembly have released their budget proposals for the year, setting up potential battles with Gov. Kathy Hochul's office over education funding and income taxes.

The spending plans mark the start of the state's budget negotiations, a process that will play out behind closed doors between the governor, Senate leader and Assembly speaker ahead of the budget's April 1 due date.

Hochul said she thought the budget could be wrapped up on time this year, appearing keen to avoid the kind of intraparty squabble that delayed it last year, when she sparred with lawmakers over a housing plan and a change to bail laws.

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"Everything that we need to have is on the table now," Hochul, a Democrat, said.

Hochul unveiled her own budget proposal in January, pushing lawmakers to spend $2.4 billion to address the city's migrant influx as well as new programs to combat retail theft — both sensitive political issues for Democrats ahead of a contentious congressional election year in New York.

The Assembly and the Senate are on board with the governor's plans on migrant spending, which would include short-term shelter services, legal assistance and health care.

But both chambers have rejected a proposal from the governor to increase criminal penalties for assaulting retail workers.

At a news conference, Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, a Democrat, said increasing penalties for assaulting retail workers is "not particularly a fiscal issue" and should be discussed outside of the budget.

Another potential sticking point between Hochul and top lawmakers is a plan from the governor to adjust how the state doles out education funding to local districts.

Hochul's proposal has been criticized because it would pull state funding from some districts, but the governor has argued it would better direct money to schools that need additional funding. In response, both the Assembly and Senate Democrats are pushing to instead study how the state's funding formula could be improved.

Democratic lawmakers also want to raise personal income taxes for people making more than $5 million. Hochul, who said she didn't want to conduct negotiations in public, told reporters that "raising income tax is a nonstarter for me" when asked about the plan on Tuesday.

The budget bills will now begin to move through the legislative process and will eventually be hammered out through private talks, where many details could change before an agreement is finalized in the coming weeks. Or — as Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins put it to reporters on Tuesday — "We are close to the end of the beginning."

Police in Nashville are continuing their search for a missing University of Missouri student after he disappeared Friday night during a night out with friends.

Metropolitan Nashville Police released new surveillance video on Tuesday showing Riley Strain, 22, crossing a street in the downtown area just before 10 p.m. on Friday, March 8.

Strain can be seen wearing the same black and brown shirt his friends last saw him wearing.

Police told Fox 17 Nashville that Strain was reportedly kicked out of Luke Bryan's Nashville bar Friday night and no one has been able to locate or get in touch with him since.

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Strain had traveled to Nashville with his fraternity brothers for a convention, according to Fox 17. He told his friends he’d walk back to their hotel, the Tempo by Hilton, about five blocks away. The bar staff felt he had too much to drink, according to his family. Strain's stepfather Chris Whiteid said there was no hostility.

"The bartender said he had been overserved," said Whiteid. "He was trying to pay his tab."

When Strain left the bar, however, he appeared to walk in the opposite direction of his hotel. His phone last pinged between 10 and 10:30 p.m. in the area of Public Square Park, located near the sheriff's office and the Cumberland River, according to FOX 17.

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His phone has not been active since, Fox 17 reported.

Police said they deployed a helicopter Tuesday morning to search the area where Strain was last seen, including the riverbank area. 

"Detectives on the ground also searched, but to no avail. The investigation as to his whereabouts is active," MNPD said.

Strain's stepfather told Fox 17 that this whole ordeal is a nightmare.

"This is definitely the worst nightmare," said Chris Whiteid. "He talks to his mom three or four times a day. For him to go this long without talking is not normal by any means."

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TC Restaurant Group, owner and operator of Luke's 32 Bridge, released the following statement to Fox 17 stating that they are continuing to work closely with police. 

"TC Restaurant Group, operator and owner of Luke’s 32 Bridge, is continuing to work closely with the Metro Nashville Police Department to provide security camera footage and any other potentially helpful information to aid in the search for Riley Strain. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones for his safe return."

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Strain is a white male, about 6'5" to 6'7" and weighs approximately 160 pounds. He has dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Strain was last seen wearing a black and brown button-up shirt, with a black chest pocket, blue jeans, brown boots and a black Apple watch. 

Authorities are asking anyone who believes they may have seen Strain to call MNPD immediately at 615-862-8600. 

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.