Lawmakers initially said all children younger than age 17 would make a taxpayer eligible for a $350 rebate check slated to hit mailboxes in the fall of 2014, but children will actually have to be almost 2 years old before that time for their parents Read More
The state of New York’s Senate voted in favor of a $136 billion budget on Wednesday that includes a hike in the minimum wage over a three-year period and a $350 rebate to families with children. The Assembly will vote on the budget Thursday and wil Read More
Oyster Bay's chief of public safety has again received a double-dipping waiver from the state permitting him to collect both his six-digit town salary and his NYPD pension. Commissioner Justin McCaffrey can legally take home his $122,692 salary an Read More
Is this the year of the young? A look at the 2013-14 state budget and a handful of other issues would suggest that lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year might be overlooking a growing segment of New Yorkers: those over age 50. The lack of atte Read More
New York's minimum wage tax credit for businesses that hire teens, which would offset the cost of the rise in the minimum wage, is being blasted by both liberal and conservative groups. Under the credit, approved by the state Senate and awaiting A Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature have agreed to tell the public how much taxpayer money the state gives to each movie and television show. The agreement is written into the new state budget. For years, the state hid the tax Read More
The Assembly on Thursday night gave final passage to a $141.3 billion state budget. The fiscal plan would fund a stadium rehabilitation project for the Buffalo Bills, keep aid to localities flat, sharply cut programs for developmentally Read More
The state budget adopted last week reauthorizes nearly 1,900 old pork projects, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo is poring over them for potential vetoes, an aide said. Legislators added appropriations for the projects — totaling roughly $28.7 million, acc Read More