Spending by state lawmakers on office personnel and administrative costs varies widely, with some paying out nearly twice as much as others Read More
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The newly enacted wage hike for home care aides is likely to increase workers' pay more than three times as much in the New York City area as in other parts of the state, according to a review of labor data. Read More
James Hanley addresses the costs and benefits of the CLCPA, and the growing risk to resource reliability on the New York electrical grid. Read More
The Climate Action Council is leaving New Yorkers in the dark when it comes to their far-reaching Climate Act Read More
The Empire Center has updated its online to reflect the record size of New York’s newly enacted $220.5 billion budget for fiscal 2023. The Spend-O-Meter shows the state government is spending at a rate equivalent to: $6,987.37 per Read More
Climate activists want to drive up home prices and heating costs for moderate- and lower-income New Yorkers. Where’s the justice in that? Read More
New Yorkers are aghast that the Buffalo Bills stadium deal, which will fill the pockets of a wealthy NFL team owner with their tax dollars, is in the state budget the Legislature just adopted. Read More
For 20 straight years, the New York state budget was late — stretching well past the April 1 deadline, sometimes even into summer or fall. That streak was broken in 2011. It was then that lawmakers in Albany assured New Yorkers that the days of thr Read More