Much like the rest of the country, New Yorkers digested the United States Supreme Court ruling regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Thursday morning, with many wondering how the complicated new system would affect the Empire State. In a 5–4 d Read More
Vacations took on a different meaning for some New York state workers: They retired and cashed in big paydays for unused time off. The state dished out $256 million over the past five years in unused vacation and sick time to about 35,800 retiring Read More
State lawmakers received more than $2.5 million in daily stipends and reimbursements for travel costs during this year's legislative session, down slightly from last year, state records show. Because the session finished on time, lawmakers spent a Read More
New York state is still at the top of the tax-and-spend heap and has a long way to go to tame its costly habits, a new analysis of the nation’s biggest states found. Among six big states, New York cut fewer government jobs proportionately than N Read More
This week, former LG Richard Ravitch and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker released a report on the financial problems facing states today. The report suggests major changes are needed, but does spell out what those changes should be. EJ M Read More
Lights, camera, tax credits! Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday signed legislation intended to boost the state’s film and television industry by granting larger tax credits for editing and other postproduction work — even if the programs are not filmed in Read More
Younger people are leaving the suburbs and upstate New York regions, but they continue to flock to New York City, according to a new report. The Empire Center for Public Policy, a fiscally conservative think tank, analyzed U.S. Census data from ac Read More
New York City has long been a destination of choice for young up-and-comers, but a new population analysis suggests that, at least for the last decade, the Big Apple has not had the same appeal as a place to grow older. Since 1990, New York has se Read More