Westchester
Policy
Westchester county executive George Latimer’s to-do list
George Latimer, the new Westchester county executive has some big issues to resolve. Here are a handful of the biggest ones.
New York City
Policy
Why AMI are the three most controversial letters in New York housing policy
An explainer on New York City's area median income, and what it means for affordable housing.
New York City
Policy
Rikers inmates debate policies including pretrial detention
Rikers Island inmates debate program might help incarcerated people re-enter society.
New York State
Policy
Former state pension fund manager takes fossil fuel post
Vicki Fuller, the former CIO of the state’s pension fund now works for a company the fund invested in.
New York City
Policy
Spending measures aim to help military veterans find jobs
New York state funding for veterans services includes career counseling.
New York City
Politics
Puerto Rican groups see budget fortunes shift without Mark-Viverito
Puerto Rican groups see budget fortunes shift without Melissa Mark-Viverito.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
NYC budget bolsters savings, but is it enough?
The Citizens Budget Commission thinks more reserves may be needed in New York City.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
Five things to know about the NYC budget deal
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council reached an agreement on the fiscal year 2019 budget Monday evening, sealing the $89.2 billion in spending with the customary “budget handshake” in the City Hall rotunda.
New York City
Politics
Paid parental leave fight coming to the New York City Council
The New York City Council is hoping to pressure Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to provide a paid family leave policy to all public employees, and is holding a joint hearing on Monday afternoon to hear from municipal employees testifying on the issue.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
Special elections, Felder not in the fold and a bag ban
Special elections, Felder not in the fold and a bag ban: A roundup of the week’s political news.
Politics
Bill de Blasio
Five things to know about de Blasio’s 2019 executive budget
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a $89 billion budget for fiscal year 2019, an increase of $1.6 billion.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
How the school aid formula became unrecognizable
In the state budget, the governor included a requirement that school districts submit information to the state outlining how they will distribute aid to each of their schools. But the governor’s new transparency mandate is seen by many in the education community as an attempt to divert attention from a much more complicated and costly issue: how aid is divided up among school districts.
Budget
Policy
5 big insurance issues in New York
New York faces a number of other insurance issues – some of which were addressed as part of the budget talks, and some that weren’t. Here are five key legislative and regulatory issues affecting the state’s insurance industry.
Budget
Policy
State budget includes health care fund after $2.8 million lobbying push
Following months of threats by the Trump administration to slash federal health care spending, New York state’s 2018-19 budget responded by creating a new health care shortfall fund – and a major lobbying push likely played a role.
Infrastructure
Opinion
The state budget keeps wasting economic development cash
New York Economic development cash and how it's being spent.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
How NY state closed the projected $4.4 billion budget deficit
It wasn't as painful as some feared, but future shortfalls still loom.
NYN Media
Nonprofits
How NY state closed the projected $4.4 billion budget deficit
It wasn't as painful as some feared, but future shortfalls still loom.
Politics
Andrew Cuomo
Takeaways from the final 2018-19 state budget
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday evening announced a deal on a $168.3 billion state budget. Hours earlier, the spending plan had been in doubt, due to standoffs over such issues as state oversight of yeshivas and the early departure of state lawmakers for Passover, which began on Friday, and for Easter Sunday – which is also the start of the new fiscal year.
NYN Media
Nonprofits