Budget
The mayor doesn’t propose more cuts to the NYPD, but police reform activists still want them.
A dozen outstanding bills remain on criminal justice reforms, single-payer health care and more.
But will the city’s coffers be empty for the mayor’s successor?
New York City’s fiscal outlook was improved by the federal pandemic relief package.
Some moderates voted against the revenue bill, while Democratic Socialists changed their vote at the last minute.
Vulnerable people like undocumented immigrants can still fall through the holes of an expanded safety net.
State lawmakers scored major victories on taxes, education funding and aid for undocumented immigrants.
A majority of Democratic candidates want to give more money to New Yorkers.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are aiming to make a deal by April 1 despite unprecedented challenges.
Taxes, public school funding and COVID-19 relief will test state lawmakers before the April 1 state budget deadline.
