by jimbrennancommentaries April 10, 2017 Number of comments0 Uncategorized 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
by jimbrennancommentaries March 31, 2017 2 Uncategorized 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
by jimbrennancommentaries March 27, 2017 Number of comments0 Uncategorized 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
by jimbrennancommentaries March 24, 2017 Number of comments0 State Budget 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