The day after New York recorded its first positive coronavirus test, on March 2, 2020, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo said something that should go down in the annals of misplaced hubris: Read More
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In the mid-summer run-up to New York's third Labor Day since the economy-crushing pandemic shutdown of 2020, the state's private employment recovery remained among the weakest in the nation. Read More
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
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