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The multi-billion-dollar gap Governor Hochul and the Legislature must confront in next year’s state budget appears to be growing larger.  Read More

The state's Medicaid spending is becoming increasingly volatile from month Read More

New Yorkers paid some of the highest health premiums in the country in 2022, with one benchmark of affordability reaching its worst level yet, according to recently released federal survey of private-sector benefit plans. Read More

The volatility of wind off the Atlantic coast will challenge New York's ability to keep the lights on according to a recent analysis from the New York State Reliability Corporation. Read More

Offshore wind developers, citing changing market conditions, are demanding what could be billions of dollars in additional subsidies—but refusing to let the public see how much or explain their reasoning. Read More

As Medicaid downsizes in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, reporting by New York and other states is missing data on an important group – outgoing enrollees who successfully made the switch to job-based insu Read More

An Albany newspaper just broke the news that New York State has contracted with two Texas companies for $800 million in temporary housing to help with New York City's ongoing influx of undocumented migrants from the southern border. This is just t Read More

New York has added private-sector jobs in all but three of the 38 months since the COVID-19 outbreak of March 2020—but the Empire State remains below its pre-pandemic employment level and continues to trail the national recovery. On a seasonally Read More

Two years from now, New York City may run short on power, potentially leading to blackouts during normal summer temperatures. Read More

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has announced that New York's Common Retirement Fund suffered an investment loss of 4.1 percent in fiscal 202 Read More

The price of offshore wind is about to go up, and electricity users across the Empire State will be on the hook for it. Read More

The 2022-23 school year and legislative session have come to a close—what happened? The following summary outlines key legislative changes affecting education in New York.   New York ranks #1 in spendi Read More