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A $40 billion White House supplemental funding request includes $12 billion for FEMA's disaster relief fund, but critics say it may be safer to consider the measure alone.
August 11 -
Costs associated with the influx of migrants could cost the city more than $12 billion over fiscal 2023, 2024 and 2025.
August 10 -
Most states continue to fare well, despite economic shocks and weakening revenue growth.
August 2 -
"During this critical period for our state's future, I'm looking forward to having Blake Washington on my team," Gov. Hochul said.
July 28 -
Almost all of the $1.55 billion surplus will go into the state's rainy-day fund, raising its balance to a record $3.7 billion, a 2,700% jump since 2019.
July 26 -
The puzzling accounting discrepancy, which dates to 2005, threatened to lead to the rescission of $3.5 billion of contract authority for state departments of transportation.
July 21 -
After a tax increase, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority projects five straight years of balanced budgets for the first time in more than 20 years.
July 21 -
The bond division undertook two transactions last week to retire outstanding taxable public education capital outlay and state revolving fund bonds. The transactions used $200 million in program funds, along with additional money, to pay down $400 million in state debt.
July 19 -
The bond measure was approved by the Senate in late May but is on pause while negotiations are under way between the Senate, Assembly and the governor's team.
July 13 -
Through his use of the partial veto, Gov. Evers pared down a GOP-authored income tax cut and gave school districts the power to raise a per pupil revenue limit by $325 annually for centuries.
July 11