Dialysis Patients Panic As Financial ‘Life Raft’ Becomes Unmoored
Russell Desmond received a letter a few weeks ago from the American Kidney Fund that he said felt like “a smack on the face.”
The organization informed Desmond, who has kidney failure...
City Bid to Borrow Billions Could Lead to Renewed Power for State Budget Board
With the City Council moving to back Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to borrow billions of dollars to cover red ink in the city budget, fiscal experts are digging...
Analysis: Texas in a state of financial uncertainty
It will be a miracle if Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and his team of financial prognosticators are right about the arc of the state’s economy over the next few months.
The LBJ...
Council Watchdog Calls for Close Look at NYPD Complaint Investigation Budget Cuts
Reacting to imminent budget cuts at the agency charged with investigating police misconduct, the head of the City Council’s public safety committee is pressing for accountability.
Councilmember Donovan Richards (D-Queens)...
‘An Arm and a Leg’: Financial Self-Defense School Is Now in Session
When you need medical care, it can be a lot like entering a casino — playing for your financial life with the deck stacked against you.
But in this episode,...
De Blasio Budget Filled With Short-Term Risks and Long-Term Dangers, Fiscal Watchdogs Say
New York City is depending on federal aid from Washington to protect Mayor Bill de Blasio’s precariously balanced pandemic-shaped budget from the many risks it contains — including any...
Arizona earns ‘F’ for judicial financial disclosure
The Center for Public Integrity evaluated the disclosure rules for judges in the highest state courts nationwide. The level of disclosure in the 50 states and the District of Columbia was poor, with 43...
Buoyed by ‘Super-Fans,’ Embattled Nautilus Magazine Hopes to Right Its Course
AFTER MORE THAN three years of financial distress, the highbrow science and culture magazine Nautilus announced on Wednesday that it would be acquired by “an investor group of super-fans.” Pending final approval...
California To Provide Financial Boost To Help Buy Health Coverage
If you are among the Californians who buy your own health insurance, a surprise may await you as the enrollment period for 2020 coverage opens this week.
Starting Jan. 1,...
School budget cuts could be worse than thought, advocates say
Just as the New Mexico Legislature passes a new budget that will cut 0.6 percent out of the school budget for the next fiscal year, a newly released report...