Over the past three years, the state budget has set aside about $1.1 billion into a program to fund local projects across the state. But critics say the program is lacking oversight. Read More
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Last week, Governor Cuomo pitched a plan for a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage. That’s a 67-percent increase over what it will be by the end of this year. So what would this mean for the state’s economy? EJ McMahon from the Empire Center for Public Policy joined us to discuss. Read More
E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center, joined Fred Dicker to discuss Governor Andrew Cuomo's $15-per-hour minimum wage proposal. Read More
Somewhere around Dutchess County — or maybe it's Orange County, or perhaps even Westchester County — there is an imaginary yet almost tangible line. Those on each side of this "border" have fought for decades over many issues. And for as long as there has been this upstate-downstate debate, there has been a solution pushed by a vocal minority: secession. Read More
Most of New York’s local governments will pay less for their employees’ retirement benefits next year, despite the state pension fund anticipating a lower return rate on its investments. Read More
A longtime Saratoga County assistant district attorney who became a central figure in the corruption case against former Halfmoon Supervisor Melinda Wormuth on Tuesday night became the "full-time" town attorney, a job that will pay her $150,000 year. Read More
We’re No. 1 — but not in a good way, according to a report that shows New York has lost more tax-paying residents than any other state in the nation. IRS data from 2013 shows 114,929 taxpayers moved out of the state, far more than the 68,943 who left Illinois, which ranked second for most residents lost. Read More
E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center, joined Susan Arbetter on "The Capitol Pressroom" to discuss the $250 million being spent by New York State to bring two businesses to Utica. Read More