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NY’s stratospheric school spending
Besides having the country's highest per-pupil PreK-12 spending, every New York school district spent more than the national average on a per-pupil basis.
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Prevailing Waste
New York’s Costly Public Works Pay Mandate
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Upstate population drop continues; 46 of 62 NY counties down since 2010
The population of upstate New York declined by another 23,434 people between 2015 and 2016, while the population increase downstate slowed markedly.
Another big Albany "oink"
State lawmakers ended their 2017 regular session by approving tens of millions in pork-barrel grants, listed in resolutions that not only concealed sponsors’ names but also, in many cases, failed to explain the purposes for which the money will be spent.
We've added these items to our pork database at SeeThroughNY.net and also posted a sortable list isolating the end-of-session allocations.
Spend-O-Meter
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NYTorch Blog
View AllNY job count: more of the same
New York State's private-sector employment growth remains concentrated downstate, with weak growth in the largest upstate metro areas.
