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Julie Menin touts fiscal responsibility while backing some very pricey bills
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (989+ words) New York City Council City Council Speaker Julie Menin Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit In the New York City budget showdown between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Menin has framed herself as the fiscally responsible…...
Hochul wants to tax the rich " if they don't live in NYC
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (193+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference on April 15, 2026. Rebecca C. Lewis Hochul also denied that "tax the rich" activists, including high-profile figures like Mamdani and U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, had any influence on her decision to impose a new tax…...
Hochul wants to tax the rich'if they don't live in NYC
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (193+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference on April 15, 2026. Rebecca C. Lewis Hochul also denied that "tax the rich" activists, including high-profile figures like Mamdani and U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, had any influence on her decision to impose a new tax…...
Council bills would seek bathrooms, maps ahead of World Cup
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (201+ words) People walk past a World Cup countdown display in Manhattan. Liao Pan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images With the FIFA World Cup a mere two months away, the New York City Council is looking to expand access to…...
Hochul blames activists" lawsuit for climate budget standstill
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (520+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul blamed climate activists for her proposal to roll back the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act during a press conference on April 14, 2026. Kate Lisa Gov. Kathy Hochul knows just who to blame for her bid to weaken…...
Increasing diversity in government contracts through partnership and policy
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (610+ words) Jose Bayona of Grassroots Strategies (far right) lead panel discussion at City & State's Diversity and Procurement Summit on Nov. 13, 2025 at 630 Second in Manhattan's Kips Bay. Amanda Salazar New York leads the country in supporting and including Minority- and Women-Owned Business…...
Council: Mamdani doesn't need to tap rainy day reserve to close FY26 budget gap
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (284+ words) City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani aren't seeing eye to eye on the city budget. John Mc Carten/NYC Council Media Unit That Rainy Day Fund may not have to drain after all. The New York City…...
Opinion: I'm not a millionaire, but I am against more taxes on the rich
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (468+ words) Joann Ariola attends the Queens Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 10, 2024. Alex Krales/NYC Council Media Unit Mayor Zohran Mamdani's drive to levy an additional 2% tax on the wealthiest New Yorkers may, to some people, seem like a no-brainer. Those people…...
Bipartisan push grows to backfill federal cuts to food stamps in state budget
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (741+ words) Hunger Solutions New York CEO Andr's Vives speaks at a rally in the Capitol on Jan. 28 during the group's anti-hunger advocacy day. Hunger Solutions NY As budget negotiations continue in overtime, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers, county leaders and advocacy…...
Lawmakers apathetic, yet unfazed, by sluggish state budget talks
2+ week, 1+ day ago (740+ words) State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said not much progress has been made on state budget negotiations. Rebecca C. Lewis State budget negotiations haven't moved much in the last two weeks, and they're not set to advance too far, too quickly,…...