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The looming closure of a Buffalo school that failed to meet student achievement standards is a timely reminder of the high level of accountability New York demands from its charter schools. Read More

The Build Public Renewables Act would require the New York Power Authority to shut down all fossil fuel energy production as of 2030. Read More

State lawmakers are showing renewed interest in legislation that would rattle municipal finances and crowd out local services such as police and fire protection.  Read More

Friday's announcement of an amended labor contract for New York City-area hospitals and nursing homes sends a contradictory message about the financial condition of the state's health-care industry. Read More

New York State ended 2022 with nearly 105,000 more private-sector payroll jobs than previously estimated, according to by the state Department of Labor—which also point to a continuing regional imbalance in New York's post-pandemic employment reco Read More

Public employee unions are pressing Governor Hochul and the Legislature to undertake a massive hiring binge. Read More

During testimony on the state budget last week, a hospital industry official made an attention-grabbing but misleading claim – that New York's Medicaid payments to providers are "the worst in the United States." Read More

According to a new , nearly four years after passage of the (CLCPA), most New Yorkers still aren’t familiar with the law. And despite sup Read More

The accumulated surplus of the state-run Essential Plan had ballooned to $9.9 billion as of the end of December, putting it on track to break $10 billion by the close of the fiscal year on March 31, according to newly obtained records from the comptroller's office. Read More

A state-backed wind tower construction facility has fallen months behind schedule and doubled in price even before construction begins. Read More

Film and television producers have used Oscar-worthy tactics to convince state lawmakers to pay them billions of dollars for projects in New York, ostensibly to boost the local economy. Read More

Just in time for tax season, New York State's tax agency just lost a major legal challenge to its policy of pursuing maximum income tax payments from wealthy vacation homeowners—even when they live elsewhere. Read More