Lawmakers are “extremely close” to striking a deal on legislation to change to the state’s laws on cash bail, criminal discovery, and the right to a speedy trial and there’s a good chance it could happen before the end of the month, Democrats said on Thursday.

That’s contrary to the opinion of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his advisers who have claimed in the past week that lawmakers have a “wide divide” on criminal justice reform that can’t be reconciled without the pressure of including those changes in this year’s state budget.