This Week In New York
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March 3, 2023
As the State moves closer to the April 1st start of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie are readying for the upcoming negotiations. Read More
February 24, 2023
Labor leaders representing over half a million workers in New York called upon the State’s Legislative Leaders to not only protect working families against the climate crisis, but to invest in workers themselves. Read More
February 17, 2023
In the News-New York State Economic Concerns Muddy Governor Hochul’s $7 Billion Penn Station Vision Developer Continues to Cite Interest Rates & Worker Return Impacting Construction Studies Show Billions Lost in Worker Local Spending Pressured by tight interest rates and a decline in onsite workers, the developer helping Governor Kathy Hochul to realize her $7 […] Read More
February 10, 2023
In the News-New York State Comptroller DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli called upon the State Thruway Authority to improve its operations and maximize non-toll revenues before increasing tolls on New York’s 570 mile highway. Late last year, the Thruway proposed a multi-year schedule of systemwide toll increases […] Read More
February 3, 2023
In the News-New York State Governor Hochul Releases New York’s FY2024 Financial Plan Governor Kathy Hochul this week detailed her $227 billion Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget, providing substance to her agenda to “make New York more affordable, more livable, and safer.” She is proposing significant investments in mental health care, public safety, housing, education, […] Read More