The state will spend a record $212 billion in the current 2022 Fiscal Year, under the budget its elected leaders adopted in April. Read More
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Federal census data for 2020 indicate New York State's total population increased by 823,147 residents, or 4 percent, since 2010. Population gains over the last decade were concentrated in urban areas and inner suburbs, while most rural communities s Read More
Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump have more in common than boyhood homes in Queens. Like Trump, Cuomo could still face impeachment and an impeachment trial despite a promise to resign as Governor later this month. Read More
New York State's surprisingly large population gain since 2010 was concentrated in New York City and its inner suburbs, according to the local-level 2020 Census data released today—pointing to a further shift of Assembly and Senate seats from upstate to downstate in the coming round of legislative reapportionment. Read More
There are several (dozens? hundreds?) of unanswered questions as the fallout from Andrew Cuomo's resignation earlier today continues. Among those are questions related to his pension, some of which can be answered, sort of. Read More
Some New York local governments are soliciting input from residents as they decide how to spend billions in pandemic emergency dollars Read More
Local governments across every region of the state raked in robust sales tax collections during the three months that ended on June 30th Read More
The quest for comprehensive data on New York's coronavirus pandemic hit a bureaucratic roadblock this week Read More