Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political meltdown couldn’t have happened at a more critical time in New York state’s budget process. Read More
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Second Deadliest Nursing Home Already in State’s hands Read More
A closer look at new data about coronavirus in New York nursing homes raises questions about what factors contributed to high mortality rates Read More
When it comes to steering the next budget to final adoption by the Legislature, the politically embattled governor is still behind the wheel. Read More
Governor Cuomo's Division of the Budget and the Legislature's fiscal committees have agreed to boost New York's revenue projection by $2.45 billion Read More
A year ago this week, with the start of the New York State's 2021 fiscal year just over a month away, it became unmistakably clear that the spread of the Wuhan, China, coronavirus was about to clobber the global economy, disrupt public finances and upend Governor Cuomo's original budget calculations. Read More
Sharp reductions in state funding for core public health functions over the past decade may have weakened New York’s defenses against the coronavirus pandemic, according to testimony delivered today by Bill Hammond, the Empire Center’s senior fellow for health policy. Read More
The past year has taught a painful lesson about the importance of public health defenses, not just in terms of preventing sickness and death, but also preserving our economy and way of life. Read More