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The continues to flout its statutory deadlines. After public hearings more than two months late, it has now blown past its December 31 deadl Read More

After years of foot-dragging, State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon finally gave an estimate of how much in unemployment insurance benefits her agency paid out to fraudsters d Read More

A bill awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature or veto would make it more difficult for state agencies to outsource work. Read More

New York legislators yesterday voted to raise their salary to $142,000 in a lame-duck special session. Read More

Following a record loss between 2020 and 2021, New York State's population decreased by another 180,341 people during the 12 months ending July 1, 2022 Read More

The big spending bill heading for a vote in Washington this week would scramble the outlook for Medicaid in next year's state budget, mostly for the better. The $1.7 trillion f Read More

The Climate Action Council’s approval Monday of a Scoping Plan for implementing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) doesn’t solve — or even address — the state’s looming Read More

Propane and gas furnaces may soon disappear from New Yorkers’ homes, even if they want to keep them. On December 19, the New York State Climate Action Council (Council) approved a 24-chapter, 445-page Scoping Plan to implement the state’s so-c Read More