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New York’s legislative employees are not eligible to unionize under the state’s sweeping public-sector collective bargaining law. Read More
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The attorney general's just-filed lawsuit against the Villages of Orleans nursing home has implications that reach far beyond a single facility in western New York. In addition Read More
One lesson of the pandemic is that, as profligate as the Empire State is when it comes to spending money, it has yet to learn to do it well. Read More
New York’s property tax rates are generally among the highest in the nation. Specific property tax burdens vary widely throughout the state. Read More