FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: After an initial rise of about 10 percent in the cash assistance caseload following the de Blasio Administration's changes, which made the public assistance system less punitive and more focused on education and training, the caseload increase now appears to have leveled off.
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: The Governor's executive budget provides less school aid than expected by the de Blasio Administration in its preliminary budget, shifts some charter school costs to the city, and seeks to increase state oversight of the city's school spending
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: Governor Cuomo's executive budget includes two proposals that would substantially reduce state aid for the city's Administration for Children's Services and a third proposal that excludes the city from funding for the state's Raise the Age juvenile justice initiative
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: The Mayor's budget includes millions of dollars in new funding to cover the cost of an annuity fund for school staff that guarantees 8.25 percent returns a year.
FOCUS ON THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET: As the city's public hospitals have faced ongoing fiscal challenges, the de Blasio Administration has increased the city's funding for the system.