phd economist, currently with @nyfiscalpolicy @emmurpheis.bsky.social https://xitter.cf/t.co/nJfu7vnCLY co-dependent with @gertie_stein they/them
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The New York State enacted budget reallocates public school funding away from NYC and towards the rest of the state. Research from @NYFiscalPolicy
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.@AndrewCuomo flirted with a 97.9 FM's female radio host today during an interview, asking her if they can go on a date together. Cuomo's people say it was a joke
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New York is grey on every map here. Why are our leaders incapable of passing even the most modest zoning reforms?
I mapped some key state-level zoning reforms: ADUs in purple, duplexes in green, parking mandates in orange, multifamily near transit in blue
ALT strong ADU legalization: WA, OR, CA, MT, CO, AZ, MA. weak ADU legalization: UT, ME, NH, VT, CT, RI, MD
ALT duplexes or more on most urban lots: WA, OR, CA, AZ, MT, VT, ME
ALT strong parking reduction in parking mandates: WA, OR, CA, MT, CO, FL; weak parking reduction in parking mandates: ME, MA, CT, AZ
ALT higher density near public transit: MA, CO, WA
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w that being said ai is just a natural extension of long-standing conditions that value wealth-building, instant gratification, efficiency, etc & de-value the idea of doing anything for its own sake without profit incentive. as I wrote abt here open.substack.com/pub/intern…
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Weekly maximum unemployment insurance will go up from $504 to $869 a week!
This coupled with reducing the waiting period by a week for UI for striking workers are major wins for all workers
Proud of the work @UAWRegion9A and @UAWregion9 did together to help win both of these
NY will pay off its $7B unemployment debt in new state budget
- Benefits will go up
- Taxes on biz go down
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Hochul plans to cut the corporate tax rate — slashing state revenue by $1 billion/year, as NY faces looming federal cuts.
Under-discussed in budget negotiations & of note in @NYFiscalPolicy's latest op-ed:
nydailynews.com/2025/04/27/a…
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FPI’s research cited in today’s New York Times on how working families can’t afford to live in NYC:
“When you have young children, there’s a lot of cost pressures all at once,” said Andrew Perry, a senior policy analyst.
nytimes.com/2024/12/19/nyreg…
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FPI’s Health Policy Director @MichaelKinnucan in the NYT today:
Gutting Medicaid means attacking a program backed by a wide range of organizations — from the AARP to the American Hospital Association — that also enjoys broad public support.
nytimes.com/2025/02/28/opini…
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This latest report from the @NYFiscalPolicy highlights the urgency and importance of increasing funding for the Child Care Assistance Program. Without this funding, thousands of eligible families will not have access to child care.
fiscalpolicy.org/ensuring-ad…
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One under-appreciated aspect of the tariffs is how we're basically going to get a repeat of the 2020 pandemic where the biggest companies get a lot bigger and the smaller get smaller (or just disappear).
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Folks refuse to admit that all of the rugpulling in every direction has a permanent cost attached to it.
Like taking a negotiations class where you feel clever about anchoring and optionality, but never understand the concept of a repeated game
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The problem with a lot of para-academics, deans and pundits is all they do all day is talk, mostly about things that are unverifiable or unverified. so they have a vested interest in the idea that talking is general intelligence *regardless of the correctness of the content*
NY policymakers need to be very conscious right now of 1) funding NYCHA, and 2) funding HAVP so that new yorkers on vouchers or in public housing do not all lose their housing over the next year.
Maybe we can get some of these things in the budget???
If you or someone you know receives a section 8 voucher or lives in public housing, you need to be aware that the govt plans to cut it.
Let’s discuss navigating this….
ALT White House eyes overhaul of federal housing aid to the poor. The administration has considered sharply curtailing vouchers as part of its budget for the 2026 fiscal year.
Here's FPI's report on how to avoid a NYCHA budget crisis:
fiscalpolicy.org/preventing-…
