Most school board members in New York's largest school districts were elected with teachers' union support and many are themselves teachers' union members. Read More
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School districts have used more than 400 special meetings—votes held outside the regular May and November election days—since 2011 to approve nearly $9 billion in spending, including about $2 billion last year. Read More
Governor Kathy Hochul this week made around one of the state’s messiest bureaucracies when she took steps to allow bars to serve fans on Sunday morning as they watch their Bills play five time zones ahead in London. But Read More
Plans to lure a Canadian battery company to the Hudson Valley with a slew of government incentives, including job-creation tax credits, loans, and federal subsidies, appear to be a dud. It’s a reminder that when it comes to picking winners in the energy-storage space, taxpayers are often losers. Read More
Governor Hochul’s administration this week urged agency heads to keep their budgets flat next year. It's the most serious acknowledgement yet of state government’s looming financial shortfall. 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
The multi-billion-dollar gap Governor Hochul and the Legislature must confront in next year’s state budget appears to be growing larger. Read More
A bill headed to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk would make major changes to how school superintendents, town supervisors, and mayors handle bad behavior by public employees. Read More
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