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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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
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would force school districts and local governments to tell unions where their workers live. Read More
State lawmakers have begun passing the bills necessary to implement the state budget for the fiscal year that began April 1. Read More