State officials awarded $29 million in 'distressed' provider funding to a politically active medical group in the Bronx, state records confirm. a network of physicians and oth Read More
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In our latest episode of Messages of Necessity, Tim Hoefer, President and CEO of the Empir Read More
School districts across the state last year used lower-turnout special elections to win voter approval for nearly $2 billion in construction projects and other major purchases instead of presenting them alongside their budget proposals in May, according to a new study by the Empire Center for Public Policy in Albany. Read More
School districts have used more than 400 special meetings—votes held outside the regular May and November election days—since 2011 to approve nearly $9 billion in spending, including about $2 billion last year. Read More
New York state lawmakers spent more than $16 million on postage for campaign-style mail in a 12-month period ahead of last year’s elections. Read More
Anyone following New York’s redistricting process knows it is desperately behind schedule and hopelessly caught up in political squabbling. Read More