Cuomo gave MTA chump change from State’s $9.9 billion windfall in settlements with Wall Street Badguys
The State of New York received nearly $9.9 billion between 2014 and 2017 in legal settlements from 33 different financialContinue Reading
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Ballot Question this November: Shall there be a Constitutional Convention?
On Election Day this November voters will be asked the question: ” Shall there be a convention to revise theContinue Reading
EDUCATION AID AND TAX CUTS
The New York State budget approved this April provided the lowest funding increase for public schools in the last fiveContinue Reading
Housing and Hardball Politics
The adopted State budget includes a $2.5 billion appropriation for new affordable housing, with $1 billion for supportive housing. TheContinue Reading
Statewide Electric Rate Hike Goes into Effect April 1
Last August the New York State Public Service Commission ordered the State’s utilities to buy electricity at higher rates fromContinue Reading
The Triumph of the Medicaid program
One big health care story in the wake of the failure to repeal Obamacare is the triumph of the MedicaidContinue Reading
The top priority in the State budget this year is the renewal of the multimillionaires’ tax.
Failure to renew the tax, which expires Dec.31 of this year, will result in a $3.3 billion revenue loss toContinue Reading