State & Regional News

Average Bonus Was Nearly $250K By Hank Russell Wall Street’s securities industry bonus pool reached a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9% from the previous year, when it was $45.2 billion, while the average […]

By Hank Russell A recent report from the New York State Comptroller’s office found that the rate of growth of small businesses in New York lagged behind the rest of the nation, while the number […]

By Hank Russell With the amount of money that New York State spends, one would think that the state would have its hands out asking the federal government for more money. But a study found […]

Says He Imposed More Taxes Even after Supreme Court Ruling By Hank Russell A month after achieving a legal win, General Letitia James led a group of 21 attorneys general and two governors’ offices in […]

By Hank Russell A federal judge ruled against President Donald Trump’s efforts to shut down New York City’s congestion pricing program, calling the president’s actions illegal, “arbitrary and capricious.” U.S. District Court Judge Lewis J. […]

By Hank Russell It should come as no surprise to any taxpayer in New York that the state has one of the highest tax rates in the nation. A recent report came out to back […]

Blakeman Vows to End ‘Green Energy Scam’ on Day One By Hank Russell A recent memo showed that clean energy mandates being pushed by Governor Kathy Hochul will raise prices on state residents as much […]

By Hank Russell U.S. Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) announced that significantly delayed reimbursement payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relating to the federally declared COVID-19 disaster under its Public Assistance (PA) program will […]

By Hank Russell Assembly Republican Leader Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and members of the Assembly Republican Conference unveiled the “Lights On With Energy Relief (LOWER) Plan” on February 24 in response to growing concerns statewide […]

By Hank Russell State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli recently came out with a report examining the proposed State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 Executive Budget. In his report, DiNapoli warns the trajectory of projected state spending […]