A pair of state-employed writers began researching, outlining and drafting a book about Governor Andrew Cuomo's pandemic response in late March 2020, weeks before New York's harrowing first wave had passed, according to newly disclosed email records. Read More
A politically connected medical group in the Bronx garnered an unusual benefit in the new state budget – access to money previously reserved for financially troubled safety-net hospitals and nursing homes. Read More
A state Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation weakening the ability of local government and school officials to discipline workers Read More
Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York rose to $26,571 per pupil in 2020-21, according to the latest Census Bureau data Read More
New York school districts are getting record levels of state aid. But how many are using it to cut taxes? Read More
New York’s latest tax collection data indicate New York’s just-passed state budget was based on rosy assumptions about income tax receipts that are not materializing. Read More
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would force school districts and local governments to tell unions where their workers live. Read More
(This post has been updated to correct errors.) Albany's newly enacted budget appears to increase the state share of Medicaid spending by $4.2 billion or 13 percent, c Read More
State lawmakers have begun passing the bills necessary to implement the state budget for the fiscal year that began April 1. Read More
The state budget poised for adoption would spend about $1 billion more than it takes in, unofficial budget records indicate. Read More
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has, at least temporarily, struck down a ban on gas hookups in new buildings in Berkeley, California. Read More
The average incomes and the net headcount of New Yorkers moving to other states hit an all-time high during the first full income tax-filing period affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, according to 2020-21 (IRS). Read More