Schenectady's proposed city $122.7 million budget for 2027 depends on city officials successfully lobbying New York State for an additional $6.5 million in aid — and city officials are already working to secure support for that funding. State Senator Pat Fahy, — one of the…
MP Darryl York challenges the government’s emphasis on an on-time budget, questions whether promised projects can be delivered and warns that a transaction tax could weaken low earners’ purchasing power. PHILIPSBURG:--- MP Darryl York challenged the government to distinguish between…
Albany County residents voted Tuesday to eliminate the coroners' office, one of several local ballot propositions on the ballot. (Will Waldron/Times Union) Mechanicville voters ended the form of government the city has used for 111 years and their counterparts in…
In 2024, a section of South Ferry Street in Albany was named to honor the late Rev. Peter Young. The city subsequently passed a law outlining how streets could be named to honor living citizens. At a recent caucus meeting, members…
Mayor Michelle Wu’s office said overtime spending is putting a strain on Boston’s $4.9 billion budget, which is something the city is keeping an eye on following the $70 million shortfall it had to plug with reserves last year. Wu’s office on…
A majority of the City Council has endorsed a half-cent sales tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot, saying it would help close a structural deficit in the city budget by generating $2 million a year. Yet a council-appointed committee that’s spent…
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Last week, when the Riverhead Board of Education held a hearing providing the public with the opportunity to comment on Riverhead Charter School’s renewal application, it did so without making that document available to the public, as it is would…
Schenectady City Council Majority Leader John Mootooveren, left, and Councilman Hayden Engert look at a proposed budget slide as lawmakers failed to vote on a $122 million budget with a 15% tax rate increase. Schenectady Councilman Justin Chaires ultimately voted against a…
Schenectady city lawmakers are back at the negotiating table after a vote to raise property taxes by 15% failed to pass at a special City Council meeting Monday night. The vote to raise tax rates beyond the New York State property…
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