State Legislature Proposes Major Boost to Immigrant…
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State Legislature Backs Tax Hikes on Wealthy, Adding…
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In Albany’s tax-hike kabuki theater, the one sure thing is that regular New Yorkers will lose out in the end
Even with Gov. Kathy Hochul vowing to avoid any tax hikes (before the November election, anyway), the Legislature’s…
Brace for THOUSANDS more in energy costs — unless Albany fixes NY’s insane climate law
Critics, including us, have been warning that New Yorkers’ energy costs are about to soar even higher, thanks…
Public unions’ stealthy scheme will siphon $100B from NY taxpayers
Imagine one of your children or grandchildren — perhaps still too young to be messing around online —…
Hochul is letting Medicaid costs soar — to buy political support from Big Health Care
For the fourth year in a row, Gov. Kathy Hochul has used the word “unsustainable” to describe her…
Mamdani touts ‘mayoral accountability’ for schools, but does he know what that means?
For years, New York City’s schools operated under “mayoral control.” Now, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is rebranding it “mayoral…
NYC bodega cats move whisker closer to being legal
The city’s famous bodega cats just got a whisker closer to being legal — and protected — under…
Kathy Hochul will talk ‘affordability’ —without explaining how NY taxpayers can afford her schemes
Expect Gov. Kathy Hochul in her State of the State Address on Tuesday to talk on and on…
Kathy Hochul’s suck-up to the left this year could leave NY is sorry shape
Gov. Kathy Hochul heads into her reelection year aiming to make the best of her dismal record —…
Albany must SAY NO to the online-casino temptation
Uh-oh: The New York Times last week dropped a Page One story marveling at the huge revenue windfalls…
Wine in supermarkets offers major benefits, minimal harm
More than 80% of the U.S. population is able to buy wine in supermarkets. Advocates hope to convince…