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A newly published study of COVID-19 in nursing homes links larger numbers of employees to higher rates of infection and death for residents – raising fresh doubts about New York's recently enacted "safe staffing" law Read More

The full payroll records of more than 2,400 de facto state employees are available to the public for the first time after being released by Health Research Inc. Read More

New York schools are to post publicly today plans for spending a huge pile of unexpected and unbudgeted cash. Read More

Extending the budget window reveals large, yawning budget gaps growing from nearly $8 billion in 2026 to nearly $20 billion by the end of the decade. Read More

Now that the COVID-19 "emergency" is in the rearview mirror, how far is New York's economy from its pre-pandemic normal level? Read More

Remote work and a more mobile professional class will increase the speed and scope of New York's ongoing out migration. Read More

New York's Medicaid and Child Health Plus programs added three-quarters of a million enrollees during the coronavirus pandemic, roughly matching the pace of a national surge in sign-ups. Read More

Personal income in New York bounced back more slowly than the national average during the first quarter of this year, according to new data Read More

New York State's post-pandemic jobs recovery has come a long way—but still has far to go, according to the state employment report for May. Read More

State lawmakers ended their session by passing a flurry of bills making health insurance even less affordable. Read More

The cost to taxpayers of New York's generous pension benefits for government employees depends largely on the performance of pension fund investments. Read More

Governor Cuomo held a press conference at Grand Central Terminal today to announce completion of construction work on the $11 billion East Side Access project, which for the first time will provide direct Long Island Railroad (LIRR) service to and fr Read More