In 2014, New York voters approved the Smart Schools Bond Act, a plan to borrow $2 billion to fund technology upgrades in schools and construct classroom space for growing pre-kindergarten programs.
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In 2014, New York voters approved the Smart Schools Bond Act, a plan to borrow $2 billion to fund technology upgrades in schools and construct classroom space for growing pre-kindergarten programs.
...New York state's indiustrial development agencies give tax breaks to private companies every year, part of an economic machine that promises to create thousands of new jobs in return. In 2015, the system of more than 100 local, quasi-public...
New York spends $420 million a year -- more than any state in the nation -- to provide tax breaks to films and TV shows in New York. The state began issuing quarterly reports detailing which productions had received these incentives in 2014....
School districts in New York are required to submit about their proposed spending and their proposed tax levy for the upcoming year. The data below shows the figures submitted by each district.
...NOTE: total spending includes conferences, travel costs, food, supplies, membership dues and other services but not the district clerk salary or annual vote. Travel expenses do not include conferences registration fees, just related expenses...
Gap between what is paid and what is owed increases
...Every year, hundreds of U.S. territories, counties, cities, towns and villages – from Alaska to Florida – are compensated for the presence of federal lands within their boundaries. These payments are meant to offset revenue that is lost because...
This database contains information on inspections conducted at food service establishments in New York state over the past six months. Inspections are conducted by county and city health departments and reported to the state Department of...
Nonprofit hospitals paid out millions of dollars in bonuses and other benefits to the top executives and doctors. The database below contains information on 112 of the people paid at least $1 million at 42 hospitals and health systems as filed...
New York nonprofit hospitals paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in salaries, other compensation and benefits in 2014. The database below contains information on 629 of the highest paid people at 42 hospitals and health systems as filed in...
The number of New Yorkers making $200,000 or more increased by roughly 74,000 between 2008 and 2013. A total of 394,957 taxpayers earned more than $200,000 in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available from the state Department of...
The state university system had record growth in enrollment several years ago, but the rolls haven’t increased in recent years, records show. SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher said the enrollment levels comes with challenges as the system deals...
Pork lives in Albany, but it’s on its last legs -- at least in its traditional form. Democrats in the state Assembly are awaiting final approval to allocate about $16.6 million in old, unspent member-item grants dating back to 2003, which are...
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