Posted inHow to New York
How the New York State Budget Works
We answer your questions on the state’s notoriously opaque budget process.
Sam Mellins, New York Focus
Posted inHealth
Home Health Aides Will Get New Medical Insurance
A health insurer offering shoddy coverage to low-wage workers at taxpayer expense will be replaced next year. But will what comes next be any better?
Posted inHealth, Labor
New York’s Health Companies Could Pocket Millions Meant for Low-Wage Care Aides
Offering hard-to-use benefits instead of cash could help two state-funded companies dodge a 2011 law meant to boost care workers’ pay.
Posted inHealth
‘I Thought I Was In-Network’: The Insurance Scheme That Could Leave New Yorkers With Mountains of Debt
A company with a history of lawsuits and unpaid claims is now managing health insurance for thousands of New Yorkers on the taxpayers’ dime.
Posted inCity Hall
Health Care Costs Could Rise for NYC Employees as City Scrambles for Funds
Funding shortfall stems from aborted switch to Medicare Advantage for retired workers — with $1,500 in annual premium charges now on the table in union-management discussions.
Posted inThe Bronx
After a Catastrophic Fire in The Bronx, Nearly $400,000 in Donations Remains Unspent
The Bronx Community Foundation spent almost none of the funds it raised for victims of the 2022 Twin Parks apartment fire.
Posted inPolitics
Want to Be a Judge in the Bronx? Better Pay These Firms.
A Bronx political firm close to the borough’s Democratic party chair, Jamaal Bailey, is cashing in on local civil court races.
Posted inTransit
Trump Plans to Kill Congestion Pricing. Hochul’s Pause Could Let Him.
There are at least three ways a Trump administration could try to stop the transit-funding toll.
Posted inAlbany
Senate Leadership Doubles Down on Secret Committee Exposed by New York Focus
An inner circle of Albany lawmakers helped decide the fate of nearly 650 bills over the last month. Just don’t ask any questions.
Posted inAlbany
This Secret Senate Committee Decides Whether Bills Live or Die
You haven’t heard of it, and your state senator might not have either. The Working Rules group helps determine the fate of hundreds of bills at the end of each legislative session.