Legislators & Advocates Call for Working Family Tax Credits to Fight...
On many levels, New York is an affluent state with high median incomes, quality schools, and prosperous corporations, but as the United Way reports, 45 percent of households in NYS cannot afford basic...
View ArticleNew Report: Economic Impact of Long Island’s Opioid Crisis
The Fiscal Policy Institute’s new report “The Staggering Cost of Long Island’s Opioid Crisis” revealed the economic impact of this health crisis and how the financial burden is borne by all of us: as...
View ArticleMedia Roundup: Working Families Tax Relief Act
More than 6.5 million New York State residents would directly benefit from the Working Families Tax Relief Act (WFTRA) which would provide tax credits and tax reductions to struggling workers and their...
View ArticleJoin Us for Tax Justice NY!
You are invited to FPI’s new FREE event”Tax Justice NY: Moving from Austerity to Prosperity” in Albany on Monday, December 9th, from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm in Meeting Room 5, Empire State Plaza. Our...
View ArticleDon’t Let the Pandemic Shortchange Our State Budget Process
For Immediate Release: March 31, 2020 (Albany, NY) Today the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) released a set of recommendations to safeguard New York’s budget process and ensure a just budget for all....
View ArticleSecond Round of Economic Impact Payments Needed
Millions of New Yorkers remain unemployed due to COVID-19. With federal assistance set to end in July, the situation is dire as these payments were used to cover basic essentials for workers and their...
View ArticleNew York Must Act Now to Support Excluded Workers
Workers and families left without support for months Read the full report: Unemployment Compensation for Excluded Workers: Helping New Yorkers, Boosting the Local Economy (Albany, NY) State...
View ArticleGenerating State Revenue Essential for Post-Pandemic Recovery
Billionaire Mark-to-Market Tax Can Raise Over $5.5 Billion To Help Keep New York State Running New York can and must do more to address its budget crisis than wait for federal relief. While the...
View ArticleGroup Calls For NY ‘Mark-To-Market’ Tax To Raise $5.5B
August 12, 2020 “New York should pass a so-called mark-to-market tax bill to raise $5.5 billion annually and help the state during its post-pandemic recovery, a report by the left-leaning Fiscal Policy...
View ArticleNY Pied-À-Terre Tax Bill Amended To Address Co-Op Issues
August 19, 2020. Spectrum News With New York continuing to face a staggering revenue shortfall, an updated pied-à-terre tax proposal sponsored by Assemblymember Deborah Glick and Senator Brad Hoylman...
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