Universal Child Care in NYC One Step Closer to Reality As It Gets Boost from NY State
NY State Governor Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a press conference on Thursday, January 8, 2026, whereContinue Reading
Category: State Budget
EP 05: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan
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House Bill Guts $ Billions in Funding for New York’s Health Care System in Just a Few Months
National attention on “The Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 focused on taxContinue Reading
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EP03: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan Podcast
In this episode, Jim chats with his guests about significant features of the NYS budget (the NYS House and Senate recently passed separate versions, but the full legislature has yet to pass a final version) and also dives more deeply into the affordable housing crisis.
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The Mayor, the Migrants, and Reeling Deficits: Destroying New York, Really?
Mayor Eric Adams’ doomsday outcry about the impact of the increasing numbers of migrants coming to New York City, thatContinue Reading
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The MTA’s “Deficits” Aren’t Just a NYC Problem: Taxes Bail Out the Commuter Lines Heavily Too
The New York State budget was submitted to the Legislature by Governor Kathy Hochul for the fiscal year beginning AprilContinue Reading
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The State Must Step in Now to Avoid a Mass Transit Apocalypse
Hope that Congress can enact a post-election stimulus package to aid the economy amid another explosion of coronavirus cases has narrowed.Continue Reading
Congress Returns to Washington as New York’s Future Hangs in the Balance
Congress returned to Washington D.C this past week and New Yorkers have a big stake in the outcome of anyContinue Reading
State Budget Crisis Part Two: UPDATE-NYC WANTS TO BORROW LONG-TERM TOO
I wrote on my blog on May 28th https://jimbrennanscommentaries.com/2020/05/28/state-budget-crisis-part-2-budget-cuts-loom-as-dc-aid-stalls-but-nys-can-fill-gap-without-tax-increases/ advocating New York State address its looming budget deficit by borrowingContinue Reading
State Budget Crisis Part 2: Budget Cuts Loom As DC Aid Stalls, But NYS Can Fill Gap Without Tax Increases
Despite pleas from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state and local government leaders across the nation for major newContinue Reading
Recent State Budget Has Extensive Cutbacks, But- They Haven’t Told You What They are Yet
New York State and City are the gruesome public health epicenter of COVID-19, with horrific daily death tolls. The coronavirusContinue Reading
Colossal Failures by New York Budget Division Bring Turmoil and Danger to Medicaid Program
The New York State Division of the Budget surprised the public this past November with an announcement the State facedContinue Reading
New York Builds on Its Extensive Climate Change Leadership
The State Already has the Lowest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Capita of Any State in the Nation and is GoingContinue Reading
Federal Tax Reform is Shaking Up New York’s Finances, but Flow of Bank Settlement Money is Bailing Out the State Budget
The Federal tax law overhaul that took place at the end of 2017 capped state and local income and propertyContinue Reading
Despite the Need, Gaining More State Support for Affordable Housing Remains a Major Political Challenge for the De Blasio Administration
Right now, New York City’s government should be taking advantage of the Democratic majority in both houses of the NewContinue Reading
What’s Missing from the Big New Voting and Campaign Reforms in New York ? Public Financing of Elections
The New York State Legislature, Governor Cuomo, reformers, advocates, and plenty of ordinary citizens are justly celebrating the passage andContinue Reading
MTA Deficit 2021- $800 million- Congestion Pricing Revenue 2021 will be $ 1 billion if passed
Congestion pricing is an essential step to keep the MTA’s operations and capital plans for construction, new signals and track,Continue Reading
The City’s Economy and Its Residents are Generating an Increasingly Large Share of the State Government’s Resources
New York City and its economy have been growing at an extraordinary pace in recent years. It is quite clearContinue Reading
STATE BUDGET DOES HELP MASS TRANSIT, BUT MTA CAPITAL PLAN UNCERTAINTY RISING
The MTA received two significant infusions of new money in the State Budget adopted effective this April 1st. The firstContinue Reading
STATE BUDGET MASS TRANSIT UPDATE: NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN AS DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR; S & P CUT MTA BOND RATING
With the New York State budget deadline of April 1 fast approaching, the Assembly, Senate, and the Governor are nowContinue Reading
