political economy

DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...

The changing fiscal landscape could hinder local governments’ budgets, New York State ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli warns in his recent report. The co...

OLEAN — The city will spend less money in the next fiscal year but raise property taxes over the state-mandated tax cap under a proposed spending plan...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Social Security’s deep popularity among voters has earned it a reputation as the third rail of politics, meaningCongressis afraid t...

The federal deficit will be $21.1 trillion in the 10-year period from 2025 to 2034, according to projections in the Congressional Budget Office’s bian...

SALAMANCA — With the district-wide vote less than three months away, the Salamanca City Central School is beginning to shape its preliminary numbers f...

There’s a reason that ideas from the progressive ivory tower need to be tested. Often, the grandest theories fall apart when exposed to the rigors of ...

Most area sales taxing bodies saw lower receipts in 2024 than in 2023, the state's fiscal watchdog reported, and all reported December collections low...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The housing market appears to be starting 2025 in much the same way as it started 2024, with elevated mortgage rates, low levels of t...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget presentation included a number of Assembly Minority Conference ideas, but at its core, the plan still fails to properly pri...

DEAR RUSTY: For most folks collecting Social Security, you get back what you put in within 3-5 years, so for those that scream, “SS is not an entitlem...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon,” Milton Friedman once said. In other words, don’t blame greed — blame th...

Local sales tax receipts continued to fluctuate in November, state officials said Tuesday. The Office of the State Comptroller reported that sales tax...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to mail $500 checks to millions of households has a problem: the sales tax “surplus” she wants to dish out doesn’t exist. Hoc...

Local sales taxes generally saw small declines in October, state officials reported. The Office of the State Comptroller reported that while 63% of co...

Sales taxes collected at the local level rose at a slower rate in September and the third quarter across the state, Albany’s financial watchdog agency...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Americans can readily see the effects of record-high inflation every time they shop. Prices have soared, from the grocery store to ...

ALBANY — The latest round of health insurance premium hikes announced by New York regulators adds to evidence that state policies are drowning consume...