A Finger Lakes meal-kit company closed its doors suddenly this month after New York state government had sunk upwards of $14 million into the operation. Read More
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Suspending disbelief can make for a great entertainment experience in the movie theater, but it makes for terrible tax policy. Read More
State lawmakers are showing renewed interest in legislation that would rattle municipal finances and crowd out local services such as police and fire protection. Read More
Public employee unions are pressing Governor Hochul and the Legislature to undertake a massive hiring binge. Read More
Film and television producers have used Oscar-worthy tactics to convince state lawmakers to pay them billions of dollars for projects in New York, ostensibly to boost the local economy. Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 ended New York’s decades-long practice of forcing state and local government employees to pay a labor union as a condition of employment. Read More
Led by a massive decline in New York City, enrollment in New York’s public schools continued falling last year and has sunk to its lowest level since the mid-1950s. Read More
The school aid appropriation sought in the Executive Budget proposal — $34.4 billion in school year 2023-24 — would propel state spending for the public elementary and secondary education system to a level that is unprecedented in multiple respects. Read More
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