New York’s latest tax collection data indicate New York’s just-passed state budget was based on rosy assumptions about income tax receipts that are not materializing. Read More
Month: March 2023
The stage is set for a battle royale within the New York Democratic Party over climate policy. Governor Hochul has suddenly realized that the cost of the state’s planned emission reduction scheme will be “extraordinary,” and is challenging her Read More
A politically connected medical group in the Bronx garnered an unusual benefit in the new state budget – access to money previously reserved for financially troubled safety-net hospitals and nursing homes. Read More
Tim interviews Ken Moltner about voter access and election integrity in New York. James and Ken Girardin discuss the use of messages of necessity in the latest state budget. Read More
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would force school districts and local governments to tell unions where their workers live. Read More
New York school districts holding budget referendums next week plan to spend an average of $31,929 per student, according to a new analysis from the Empire Center. Read More
Enjoying our work? Sign up for email alerts on our latest news and research.