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New York State Allocated Millions for Public Defense. NYC Isn’t Using It.
New York State has poured more than $65 million into public defense over the past seven years, but nearly all of that money bypassed New York City, helping fuel what defender groups now warn is a staffing and retention crisis in the city’s courts, according to a new report by eight local bar associations. The […]
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Hochul Proposes $6 Billion Spending Bump With No Tax Hikes
Spending by well-off consumers and booming Wall Street bonuses are allowing Gov. Kathy Hochul to propose a budget miracle. The governor is planning on increasing spending on Medicaid and education, as well as new funding for child care. At the same time, she plans to absorb the first wave of federal aid cuts enacted by […]
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Nurses’ Strike Enters Second Week, With No End in Sight
Negotiations between the New York State Nurses Association and three hospital systems broke down again over the weekend, dashing the hopes of a potential resolution to a strike involving 15,000 nurses now in its second week. NYSNA, the nurses’ union, said it had submitted a revised set of proposals heading into weekend bargaining with Mount […]
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LISTEN: Ex-Mayor Quit Race But Can’t Quit the Crypto Hustle
Eric Adams said we’d miss him when he’s gone as mayor, but he’s still popping up — hawking an NYC cryptocoin in Times Square and taking potshots at his replacement when he isn’t jet-setting or lashing out at an airport heckler. The FAQ NYC hosts discuss that and much more, including Zohran Mamdani’s push after […]
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Gov. Kathy Hochul Hasn’t Released Her Meeting Logs in 15 Months
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Who is the governor meeting with? How much time does she spend fundraising for reelection? When Kathy Hochul ran for a first full term in 2022, it was somewhat possible to answer those questions. Like […]
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