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New York Will Spend Billions More Than Last Year In State Budget ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will boost spending by billions over the next year in a bid to revitalize the states hard-hit economy under a late spending plan that failed to pass in time Tuesday to prevent more delayed paychecks for state workers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has long prided himself on getting the budget passed within a few days of an April 1 deadline and trying to keep spending increases minimal. Lawmakers narrowly met the...

"No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session." That’s how Gideon Tucker — a New Yorker who knew Albany as a former legislator, secretary of state and judge — put it back in 1866. His wisdom, as demonstrated repeatedly over the ages, is timeless. Yet there is something different, and especially troubling, about this time. The possibility of permanent decline and the ultimate destruction of the New York we know is unmatched in modern memory. With Republ...

The Capitol building in Albany. Five days into the new fiscal year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have a “conceptual agreement” on a new state budget. If the deal holds, it would include $4 billion in new taxes, including higher income tax brackets on millionaires and a tax increase for some large corporations. If it doesnt hold and isnt finalized Tuesday, then paychecks to some 39,000 state workers, including many front-line essential employees, will be delay...

New York's tax collections continue to lag behind last year, but are better than initial projections.

The injection of billions of dollars in aid comes as New York's finances are not as bad as once thought.

“New Yorkers are not clamoring to have him step down at this stage, but they are signaling a willingness to show him to the exit door once his term is done," said a Quinnipiac University polling analyst.

With Cuomo’s star dimming in wake of twin scandals, N.Y. political hopefuls step into the limelight There’s blood in New York’s political water and the legislative sharks are circling. The governor is wounded. Pundits can debate over whether the damage is self-inflicted or if the state’s once-invincible leader is the target of his rivals’ slings and arrows. It could be both, some say. But there is agreement on this: If ever there was a time for anyone not named Andrew Cuomo to mount a...

Venues from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to a jazz stage in Queens are cautiously planning their first live programming in the brave new world of social distancing and audience size limits.

From Lincoln Center to local groups, NYC’s arts community plans gradual comeback from COVID-19 Shant Shahrigian Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted authorities to shut down performances and public gatherings, devastating the city’s world-famous arts sector, the show will go back on. Venues from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to a jazz stage in Queens are cautiously planning their first live programming in the brave new world of social distancing an...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo presides over the Electoral College vote in the Assembly Chamber at the State Capitol. Former President Bill Clinton was among NYs electoral members. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Dec 15, 2020 — Former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among members of New York’s Electoral College who met in person at the State Capitol Monday to cast the unanimous vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for Presid...