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Unbalanced by Design: New York State’s Strong Executive Budget System
This year marks the 90th anniversary of New York State’s first Executive Budget, presented by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt in January 1929. Constitutional amendments establishing the Executive Bud....
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New York’s ongoing population loss was mainly downstate in 2017-18
In a turnabout from recent trends, downstate New York’s population decreased twice as fast as upstate’s last year, according to the latest Census Bureau annual estimates.
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Tax cap offers strongest shield to NY’s poorest school districts
Over the past seven years, New York’s cap on local property tax levies has generated billions of dollars in savings for homeowners and businesses, compared to previous trends. The cap has been espec....
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Unbalanced by Design: New York State’s Stron...
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New York’s ongoing population loss was mainly do...
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Tax cap offers strongest shield to NY’s poorest...
Protecting the Tax Cap
New York's property tax cap became permanent as part of New York's fiscal 2020 state budget. The Empire Center has been a tireless champion of the policy, which has saved homeowners and businesses billions of dollars since its temporary enactment in 2011.
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View AllSenate OKs less local say on cops
The Senate has unanimously passed a bill designed to undermine local government control of police and firefighter discipline.
