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In The News-New York State  Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes Announces Year End Retirement  Assemblywoman Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes has announced that she will not seek re-election in 2026. She has served Buffalo’s 141st Assembly District since 2003. She was elevated to the position of Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly in December 2018. In […] Read More

In The News-New York State As New York Moves to the Temporary Extender Phase of Budget Negotiations, Legislators Interject “New” Issues New York’s April 1st budget deadline was unceremoniously pushed forward to April 7th this week by the first of what could be multiple temporary extenders, providing the opportunity for the Chairs of the Senate […] Read More

In The News-New York State Comptroller DiNapoli: $246,900 Average Bonus on Wall Street, Up 6% in 2025 Wall Street’s securities industry bonus pool reached a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9% from the previous year, while the average bonus rose 6% to $246,900, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s annual estimate. The […] Read More

In The News-New York State Governor Lays Out Proposed Changes to State’s Climate Law as Part of FY2027 Budget Negotiations Governor Kathy Hochul detailed her much anticipated changes to the State’s 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) today in an op-ed in the Empire Report.  The changes include a reduction to the 2030 required emissions […] Read More

In The News-New York State NYS FY2027 Budget Moves Into the Negotiation Phase The New York state Senate and Assembly on Thursday passed their one-house budget proposals, setting up the next stage of the budget process with the goal of moving from “wish list” to consensus. The Senate’s FY2027 proposal came in at $269.8 billion, […] Read More