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State Budget Deal Buoys Adams — But It Comes With High Price Tag
Hochul gives mayor wins on housing and migrant aid, while skipping school funding and Medicaid reforms that would have helped curb coming deficits. By Greg David Apr 16 10:59am EDT The state budget framework announced Monday gives Gov. Kathy Hochul…
State and City Budgets Gamble on More Gains for the Very Richest
Greg David, The City This article was originally published on Jul 7 5:00am EDT by THE CITY When Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced a $107 billion budget deal last week, the emphasis was on new…
What Albany Lawmakers Have — and Have Not — Accomplished This Year
Rachel Holliday Smith, Reuven Blau, Claudia Irizarry Aponte, and Samantha Maldonado, The City This article was originally published on Jun 13 12:27pm EDT by THE CITY Albany lawmakers have passed a lot of bills this session. But many of their…
State Budget’s Biggest Winner May Be Mayor Eric Adams
The “conceptual” budget deal announced Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul represents a defeat for progressive legislators and their allies on the minimum wage and tax hikes — and a big win for Mayor Eric Adams as he negotiates his own…
What’s at Stake in the New York State Budget? A Quick Guide
With an April 1 deadline looming, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie are hashing out the upcoming New York State budget, likely in the ballpark of $230 billion. But a host of differences…
Groups urge lawmakers not to expand Hochul’s spending powers
(The Center Square) — Government watchdog groups are calling on New York lawmakers to reject Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push for “unilateral” borrowing and spending powers. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a…
Republicans say Hochul’s budget plan “out of touch with reality”
(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are criticizing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $227 million budget proposal, saying it doesn’t provide enough relief for the state’s inflation-wary taxpayers. On Monday, members of the Senate’s Republican minority ripped the Democrat’s proposed…
Hochul $227B Budget Plan Bolsters Revenue and Rainy Day Reserves
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a $227 billion budget Wednesday that has something for everyone, and something almost everyone will dislike — especially the progressives who dominate the Democratic majorities in Albany. The plan increases spending across the board but puts…
Census: New York overcount among highest in nation
(The Center Square) – New York received a double dose of bad news at the end of last week. First, a U.S. Census Bureau report revealed the agency significantly overcounted the state’s population. Then a study by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli…
New York’s $220B spending plan extends beyond traditional spending, taxes
(The Center Square) – A week after it was due, New York legislators finally began approving the fiscal year budget. By Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square contributor/The Roosevelt Island Daily News April 11th, 2022 Various bills regarding the $220 billion…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor