Budget

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

Cuomo’s proposal to divert Cy Vance’s money for discovery reform

New funding to help district attorneys comply with discovery reforms would come at the expense of the Manhattan district attorney.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

News & Politics

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Governor Cuomo presented the 2021 fiscal year budget in Albany on Tuesday.

News & Politics

Can Cuomo’s budget co-opt his critics?

The governor pivots on health care, education and bail while building a can-do progressive brand.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

News & Politics

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Governor Cuomo presented his fiscal year 2021 budget on Tuesday.

Technology

Cuomo supports e-bike legalization, gig worker protections

Net neutrality and an investment in Syracuse tech sector also mentioned in the governor’s 2021 budget address.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Governor Cuomo in Albany on Tuesday presenting the 2021 fiscal year budget.

Nonprofits

Long-term care providers targeted in Cuomo’s budget

Human services funding remains largely consistent in the executive budget, though nonprofit nursing home providers may get squeezed.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

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Governor Cuomo introducing the 2021 fiscal year budget in Albany.

New York State

Cuomo’s executive budget, by the numbers

The governor expects to close the $6.1 billion deficit without tax hikes.

By JEFF COLTIN

News & Politics

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Governor Cuomo, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Carl Heastie before the State of the State address earlier this month.

Policy

Three questions for Cuomo’s budget address

What the governor says today will affect the political tone for the months ahead.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

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Interviews & Profiles

The post-budget priorities for businesses

The Business Council’s Ken Pokalsky on prevailing wages, climate legislation and MWBE reforms.

By MAGGIE GARRED

Personality

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Lime is among the companies participating in a Department of Transportation pilot program for dockless e-bikes.

Technology

New York hits the brakes on e-bikes

A proposal that would have allowed localities to decide for themselves whether to legalize e-scooters and throttle e-bikes was dropped from the state budget.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Ask the Experts

Why New York is relying on commissions to make policy

Public financing, legislative pay and congestion tolls are heated issues. Is convening commissions to hammer out their details the right approach?

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

News & Politics

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Members of the New York state Senate working on the state budget in the Senate Chamber.

Commentary

State budget jeopardized public financing of elections

It shouldn’t be left up to a commission.

By ROSS BARKAN

Opinion

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