The last several years have been a rollercoaster for state and local budget-writers, who confronted the disruption and uncertainty of the COVID pandemic, which torpedoed revenues, then an influx of federal aid that shored things up in the near term but left question marks in the out years. We speak with Justin Theal about new research from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
We break down New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's $252 billion budget proposal with WNYC capitol reporter Jon Campbell.
New York state lawmakers have left Albany – this time for good. The Assembly was back at the capitol in mid-June to finish its...
Tuesday’s elections mainly come down to local races and statewide initiatives in the Northeast. One exception is New Jersey, where Democratic Governor Phil Murphy...