The state budget poised for adoption would spend about $1 billion more than it takes in, unofficial budget records indicate. Read More
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New York’s statewide teachers union has been cashing in political chits as it seeks to block new charter schools from opening in New York City, asking the senators and assemblymembers Read More
Public employee unions — and Governor Hochul — are pressuring state lawmakers to increase hiring at state agencies because, they say, more than a quarter of the state workforce is poised to retire. Read More
A state Supreme Court judge yesterday voided the bulk of New York’s “substantial equivalence” regulations aimed at religious and other non-public schools Read More
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
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