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Legislature Proposes More Money for Child Care, But Not Enough to Avert Funding Cliff
The budget plans set up a fight with Governor Kathy Hochul, who did not propose substantial new investments at all.
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Climate Left to the Margins of Budget Plans
There is one new climate item that the legislature has aligned on: solar tax credits. The current $5,000 credit for ...
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Millionaire Tax Hikes? Inflation Rebate Checks? New York’s 2025 Budget Showdown
A unique element of the governor’s self-proclaimed “affordability agenda” is her idea of mailing checks of up to $500 ...
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How the New York State Budget Is Made
The budget is the state’s plan for how it will spend its money over the next year. It comprises thousands of pages of dense ...
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Cuomo’s State-Funded Defense Lawyers Are Throwing Him a Fundraiser
They got tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to defend Andrew Cuomo against scandal. Now, they’re helping fund his comeback.
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New York Utilities Pour Billions Into Replacing Old Gas Pipes. Is There a Better Way?
If you live in Brooklyn, Buffalo, or Long Beach, you might have heard it lately: the clatter of jackhammers as utility ...
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We Investigated the DA Units That Review Innocence Claims. Here’s What We Learned.
The secretive units have fallen short on their promise to help wrongfully convicted New Yorkers.
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Four Takeaways From Our Investigation Into New York’s Judicial Patronage Problem
Sweeney was once law chair of the Queens Democratic Party, as well as the campaign treasurer for the party chair during the ...
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Patronage Never Left: New York Courts Still Favor the Politically Connected
The finances of New York state’s most vulnerable populations — widows, children, and people with cognitive disabilities — are often placed under the care of attorneys appointed by judges. These ...