New York State

State Contract and Payment Actions in January

In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,323 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $3.3 billion and nearly 1.9 million payments worth nearly $11 billion.

Green and Growing: Employment Opportunities in New York's Sustainable Economy, February 2022

The number of jobs influenced by the green economy in New York exceeded one million in 2019 and 2020. New York’s efforts to promote sustainability not only encourage the creation of new jobs related to clean energy and energy efficiency, but they can also affect employment more broadly, requiring new skills in existing occupations and increasing demand for others. The State must fund educational and workforce development programs to grow the green economy and help bolster New York’s pandemic recovery.

New York State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Executive Budget Review

Although the Division of the Budget forecasts in the State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Executive Budget that the budget will remain in balance for the next five years, the direction of the pandemic, inflation, and supply chain issues all remain risks to the state’s economic recovery and financial plan. The budget also proposes billions of dollars in spending that would bypass critical oversight if enacted.