Tag: Taxes and Spending

A new Empire Center report reveals that the New York Medicaid program now covers more individuals above the poverty line than below it. Read More

Local governments across every region of the state raked in robust sales tax collections during the three months that ended on June 30th Read More

A total of $87 million in new grants were steered to 174 local projects over the past ten months by Governor Cuomo’s State Dormitory Authority (DASNY) Read More

Remote work and a more mobile professional class will increase the speed and scope of New York's ongoing out migration. Read More

New York state today began its 2022 fiscal year without an adopted budget—which, in itself, is not a big deal. The state government can continue to pay bills and employee salaries next week if either final appropriat Read More

New York’s spending on education and Medicaid will leave a hole in the budget after federal COVID relief money runs out Read More

State lawmakers spent $7.3 million on postage for campaign-style mailings to constituents in the six-month run-up to last year’s elections Read More

“The economies of New York City and State will recover eventually—but how strongly, and how soon, are open questions. In the meantime, the Legislature’s guiding principal can be summed up in five words: don’t push more taxpayers away.” Read More