Gov. Andrew Cuomo boasts that there’s not one new tax to be found in his proposed budget. That same plan would wind up heaping $15,000 every month onto the utility bills at the Cameron manufacturing plant in Buffalo, which makes air compressors. Read More
There are no new taxes in this year's state budget proposal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has boasted in speeches, presentations and a new television advertising campaign. Others say it's not so simple. The governor and his aides are proposing to renew a Read More
A proposal in the state budget would eliminate reporting requirements to the state for all local governments and schools starting next year. E.J. McMahon, a senior fellow for the Empire Center for Public Policy, ripped the proposal, saying it woul Read More
Much of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's latest proposal for school aid consists of "funny money" that cannot be relied upon as a stable source of financing, a leading Long Island educator told a regional forum Friday. William Johnson, superintendent of Roc Read More
While the budget process is being closely watched, some groups are raising concerns that the result will mean less transparency. Cuomo’s proposal reduced the financial reporting requirements for municipalities and school districts, while also givin Read More
The conservative-oriented think tank Empire Center for Public Policy will fight the ruling of the state Apeallate Division today that prohibits the release of the names of retired teachers currently receiving pensions. Read More
After the names of pension receipients were denied to the Empire Center, the organization has decided to appeal the decision to the state’s highest court. This comes after several court decisions ruling in favor of the New York State Teachers’ Re Read More