New York taxpayers will be hit with a higher bill for state and local employee pensions starting in 2025, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli . The pension cost hikes should come as no surprise, following . With assets of about $250 billion, the Fun Read More
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New York’s first wave began weeks earlier than recognized at the time, and its infection rate likely peaked in mid-March. Read More
A major deception on emissions reductions lies at the heart of the New York Department of Public Service’s first annual report on implementation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Read More
The influx of foreign migrants to New York could cost the state $4.5 billion more than expected next year, Governor Hochul today warned. Read More
For the second year in a row, New York parents will receive their back-to-school shopping lists before their students' results on state assessments. and Read More
Computer chip manufacturer Micron has revealed that by the 2040s its Onondaga County factories are going to be sucking up enough electricity to power New Hampshire and Vermont combined. Read More
The multi-billion-dollar gap Governor Hochul and the Legislature must confront in next year’s state budget appears to be growing larger. Read More
The state's Medicaid spending is becoming increasingly volatile from month Read More
New Yorkers paid some of the highest health premiums in the country in 2022, with one benchmark of affordability reaching its worst level yet, according to recently released federal survey of private-sector benefit plans. Read More
The volatility of wind off the Atlantic coast will challenge New York's ability to keep the lights on according to a recent analysis from the New York State Reliability Corporation. Read More
Offshore wind developers, citing changing market conditions, are demanding what could be billions of dollars in additional subsidies—but refusing to let the public see how much or explain their reasoning. Read More
As Medicaid downsizes in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, reporting by New York and other states is missing data on an important group – outgoing enrollees who successfully made the switch to job-based insu Read More