"NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner said the debate over revenue and the Legislature's aim to increase taxes on New Yorkers who make...

"The New York State Legislature is pushing back on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal, introducing alternative plans that would raise...

".....Both the Senate and Assembly want to raise income taxes on multi-millionaires and corporations to help pay for more school aid and...

"'New Yorkers across the Hudson Valley need housing protections,' said Isaih Fenichel, Hudson Valley Organizer for Citizen Action of New...

"BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Binghamton activists participated in a statewide call for action on Thursday. Members of Citizens Action...

"Bekui believes that universal child care and having a better-funded education for children are two imperative issues that could be...

Caucus leaders want the state to collect more in personal income taxes from the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund the Medicaid Quality...

"NEW YORK SCHOOLS are losing out on millions of dollars because of an arcane local funding mechanism for corporate subsidies. Now, the...

New York City schools could lose out on $131 million under proposed changes to the state’s school funding formula, officials said...

Miles-Gustave deferred questions from lawmakers about increasing taxes on the rich to afford a universal system for the Legislature and...

“In a state where we see that income inequality is worse than ever — we had 120 billionaires in New York state prior to the pandemic,...

Letter to the Editor By Juan Pablo Molina Quality education is critical for upward economic mobility and stable jobs. New York is blessed...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to rein in the state’s ballooning Medicaid spending, but she is already facing pushback from state lawmakers....

"'Perhaps the notion is that we shouldn't find creative ways to tax the middle class New Yorkers to drive them away,' Ramos said. 'We...

And the left is likely to push back on Hochul’s general plan to reduce revenue increases. “The governor seems to say yes to every...

...the governor’s proposal struck some as austere; the progressive Fiscal Policy Institute characterized the budget as “modest” and said...

"In terms of revenue, in addition to the increasing taxes on millionaires, the caucus is also planning to fight to reform the estate tax,...

NY State of Politics / Spectrum News 1 By Nick Reisman New York state is facing a trio of pressures that could have wide-ranging...

Spectrum News 1 By Susan Arbetter “Gov. Hochul showed herself to be a relatively conservative Democrat,” said Michael Kink, executive...

Gothamist By Jon Campbell New York state lawmakers began passing a $229 billion state budget Monday afternoon, four days after striking a...