Budget
Budget
Police funding returns as issue in NYC budget
The mayor doesn’t propose more cuts to the NYPD, but police reform activists still want them.
Budget
Legislation to watch in the final weeks of the 2021 session
A dozen outstanding bills remain on criminal justice reforms, single-payer health care and more.
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De Blasio spending big on NYC’s recovery
But will the city’s coffers be empty for the mayor’s successor?
Budget
De Blasio proposes expanded “recovery budget”
New York City’s fiscal outlook was improved by the federal pandemic relief package.
New York City
The state has a budget and the GOP has a candidate for governor
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Budget
Budget vote exposes Democratic divisions
Some moderates voted against the revenue bill, while Democratic Socialists changed their vote at the last minute.
Nonprofits
What’s in store for New York nonprofits in the state budget
Boosted pay for human services workers, support for Asian American organizations and more.
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Does the state budget rise to the moment?
Vulnerable people like undocumented immigrants can still fall through the holes of an expanded safety net.
Budget
Cuomo, Legislature agree on $212B state budget
State lawmakers scored major victories on taxes, education funding and aid for undocumented immigrants.
New York State
Pot legalized but the budget is late
Rounding up the week’s political news.
New York State
Progressive lawmakers take the War Room overnight
A half dozen left-leaning legislators stayed overnight outside the governor’s Capitol office to push for their budget priorities.
Budget
NYC mayoral contenders propose direct cash assistance
A majority of Democratic candidates want to give more money to New Yorkers.
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Education
Legislators want to fully fund school aid
The upcoming state budget gives state liberals a chance to win a yearslong fiscal fight with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Budget
8 contentious issues in state budget negotiations
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are aiming to make a deal by April 1 despite unprecedented challenges.
Budget
Three issues to watch in state budget negotiations
Taxes, public school funding and COVID-19 relief will test state lawmakers before the April 1 state budget deadline.
New York State
Progressives see budget windfalls among Cuomo scandals
Even a weakened governor still has a lot of power in the executive-oriented budget process.
Joe Biden
How much New York is getting in the COVID-19 relief bill
New York state and local governments would get a total of $23.3 billion in federal assistance under draft COVID-19 relief package.
New York State
How Cuomo wants to raise revenues
His proposed state budget includes ideas big and small to help close a multibillion-dollar deficit.
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