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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political meltdown couldn’t have happened at a more critical time in New York state’s budget process. Read More

Leaders from nine groups across New York have come together urging full transparency on all publicly-classified aspects of the COVID-19 emergency, including the state's response. Data Set Read More

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