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Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration faces an $838 million budget gap as the city prepares to host investors at its annual buyside conference Friday.
September 17 -
Opponents of the $700 million adopted budget say $2.5 million of spending choices may begin a slide back to Chapter 9.
September 11 -
Unless Congress acts, there will be $1 billion in automatic cuts to transit grants and $7.6 billion in highway aid reductions.
September 9 -
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s planned 20-year, $1 billion extension of a gambling technology contract with IGT sets off the state's latest bare-knuckle political fracas.
September 6 -
Market observers says Lori Lightfoot should go light on one-time maneuvers, avoid fiscal gimmicks, and move the city toward structural balance.
September 3 -
State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg discusses a proposed millionaire’s tax, transportation funding, pension liabilities, the long-stalled Gateway project and other topics impacting New Jersey’s financial future. Andrew Coen hosts.
September 3 -
Lori Lightfoot is eyeing new taxes, debt refinancing, and state action to help close a $838 million gap.
August 30 -
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan includes the construction of more than 5,000 curbside rain gardens in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
August 29 -
The number of NYC residents receiving cash assistance has dropped to the lowest level since 1963, according to the Independent Budget Office.
August 20 -
The state intends to implement a working group that will develop a long-term solution for Benton Harbor Area Schools.
August 19