New York Focus

New York’s Safety Net Workers Push for a Bigger Bump in Contracts

The governor, Senate, and Assembly all have different ideas for how to implement this year’s increases for human services ...
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Class Size Plan at Center of Mamdani’s Bid to Extend Mayoral Control

The administration will soon send legislators a plan to meet a mandate capping class sizes. It could determine whether ...
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A Pension Battle Is Heating Up in Albany. Here’s What to Know.

Unions want state leaders to sweeten their retirement packages. What would it cost, and what would it achieve?
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New York Gave These Broadway Shows Millions — And They Flopped Anyway

Sold as a pandemic-era emergency program, the state's theater tax credit has quietly sent hundreds of millions to short-run ...
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Hochul Unveils Eleventh-Hour Push to Defang New York’s Climate Law

Under the governor's proposal, the most concrete deadline for climate action would be pushed out past the end of her ...
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New York Sues Solar Company, Says It Cheated Thousands

Attyx and SunCo have been sued in state courts by more than two-dozen New York homeowners since 2022, court records show, ...
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Putting a Price Tag on ‘Universal’ Pre-K

The state's universal pre-K funding model is notoriously complex. How does it actually work, and can the governor's plan fix ...