While New Yorkers waited to see whether the results of Tuesday’s primary would move Gotham politics even further to the left, an avowed socialist had scored a huge upset victory in the Empire State’s second-largest city. With all primary-day and Read More
New York's Medicaid and Child Health Plus programs added three-quarters of a million enrollees during the coronavirus pandemic, roughly matching the pace of a national surge in sign-ups. Read More
Personal income in New York bounced back more slowly than the national average during the first quarter of this year, according to new data Read More
New York State's post-pandemic jobs recovery has come a long way—but still has far to go, according to the state employment report for May. Read More
As New York emerges from the worst pandemic in a century, its citizens face a new threat to their lives and economic well-being — the danger that their leaders will fail to learn from the past year’s painful experience. One lesson above all de Read More
State lawmakers ended their session by passing a flurry of bills making health insurance even less affordable. Read More
The cost to taxpayers of New York's generous pension benefits for government employees depends largely on the performance of pension fund investments. Read More
As the pandemic subsides and Cuomo’s emergency orders expire, the state should take some of what he has done by fiat and keep the change. Read More
As New York emerges from the worst pandemic in a century, its citizens face a new threat to their lives and economic well-being – the danger that their leaders will fail to learn from a painful experience. Read More
Governor Cuomo held a press conference at Grand Central Terminal today to announce completion of construction work on the $11 billion East Side Access project, which for the first time will provide direct Long Island Railroad (LIRR) service to and fr Read More
The state share of Medicaid spending is projected to jump 22 percent under the recently approved state budget, an unusually steep one-year jump for what is already one of New York's biggest expenditures. Read More
The Empire State has lost a net 1,585,770 residents to the rest of the country since 2010, the largest outflow of any state Read More