Month: January 2023

Within 25 years New York will find itself trying to manage the disposal of five million or more waste solar panels every year. Read More

In the mid-summer run-up to New York's third Labor Day since the economy-crushing pandemic shutdown of 2020, the state's private employment recovery remained among the weakest in the nation. Read More

New York taxpayers will be hit with a higher bill for state and local employee pensions starting in 2025, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli . The pension cost hikes should come as no surprise, following . With assets of about $250 billion, the Fun Read More

New York City’s first coronavirus wave has emerged as one of the deadliest of the entire global pandemic, revealing critical weaknesses in the state’s public health defenses. Read More

A major deception on emissions reductions lies at the heart of the New York Department of Public Service’s first annual report on implementation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Read More

The influx of foreign migrants to New York could cost the state $4.5 billion more than expected next year, Governor Hochul today warned.  Read More

New York’s first wave began weeks earlier than recognized at the time, and its infection rate likely peaked in mid-March. Read More

In the latest episode, Tim talks to Eric Ooms of A. Ooms & Sons Dairy Farm in Valatie, NY about farming and agriculture policy in New York. Kyle and Bill Hammond discuss Medicaid spending swings. Read More