Bipartisan Majority of Voters Back Progressive Revenue Over Cuts as State Faces Dangerous Federal Funding Cuts NEW YORK  – A decisive 78% of New Yorkers—including majorities across party lines—support raising taxes on large corporations and the wealthiest 5% of earners to address the tens of billions of dollars in funding cuts caused by the federal budget scam, according to a new Siena Research Institute poll  commissioned by the Invest in Our New York Campaign. The Siena Res

Earlier today, Governor Hochul sent  a letter to the Trump administration , urging USDA to release SNAP funds for people, including 2.8 million New Yorkers, who rely on the program to put food on the table. She also announced $11 million in funding for food banks to help "mitigate" the SNAP cuts. Neither the letter nor the $11 million will do what's actually needed to protect New Yorkers. Below is a statement from the Invest in Our New York Campaign in response to Governor H

On Thursday, New York State Budget Director Blake Washington sent a letter to agency commissioners,  requesting that their budget...