Despite Hurricane of Major Corruption Scandals, the FY 2026 NYC Budget Again Provides No Inflation Increase, Risking Further Staffing Cuts  New York City continues to shrink the staffing and funding of two key anti-corruption agencies despite massive scandals that have made national headlines. Staffing at the Conflict of Interest Board (COIB) has decreased 15% and at […]

Governor Kathy Hochul VIA EMAIL Re: Clarifying changes to the public campaign finance system in FY 2026 budget Dear Governor Hochul,  We write to ask for clarifications of some of the changes to the state’s public campaign finance system made in the FY 2026 budget. Part OO of the Public Protection and General Government bill […]

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With Trump’s budget making OZs, Albany must decouple NY from the federal code or lose billions to tax breaks for out-of-state guns, oil, crypto, and condos   President Trump’s budget made Opportunity Zones a permanent part of the federal tax code. For four straight years, the State Senate has acted to end NY’s OZ tax […]