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
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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
New York’s outyear budget gaps, the shortfall between planned state expenses and state tax receipts over the next three years, has exploded to more than $36 billion, just-released documents show. Read More
New York’s construction unions, facing a decades-long decline, are employing a time-honored tactic: getting state government to stop people from competing with them. Read More
A state Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation weakening the ability of local government and school officials to discipline workers Read More
New York school districts are getting record levels of state aid. But how many are using it to cut taxes? Read More
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