Comptroller Says State Working Into a Budget Deficit
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says New York is working on a growing budget gap, and it could get suddenly worse depending on how the federal budget shakes out. DiNapoli says state tax collections were just over $36 billion dollars for the first half of New York’s fiscal year. That’s more than $386 million […]
More New Yorkers Working, But Mostly Downstate
On Labor Day, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says more than 9.1 million New Yorkers are working for the first time since the Great Recession began nine years ago. But his report says regional growth is uneven, with the strongest employment growth downstate and most upstate regions seeing declines. DiNapoli says good job opportunities […]