Health insurance premiums will rise steeply for many small businesses in 2026. New York’s small group market may be facing a death spiral.| Fiscal Policy Institute
July 2025 was the 3rd warmest July on record behind 2023 and 2024. 2025 is likely to become the third warmest year on record. ENSO neutral persists.| Berkeley Earth
A Q&A about federal funding cuts| Fiscal Policy Institute
A Q&A about federal funding cuts The post Making Sense of Federal Funding Cuts in New York appeared first on Fiscal Policy Institute.| Fiscal Policy Institute
New York can protect its Medicaid system from Trump’s cuts – but it needs to act now. The post The State is Understating Threats to NYS Medicaid After OBBBA appeared first on Fiscal Policy Institute.| Fiscal Policy Institute
Zohran Mamdani’s recent victory in the New York City Democratic primary election has brought FPI’s past research on millionaire tax flight into the national spotlight. The post FPI Research on Tax Migration cited on NBC, CNN, MSNBC appeared first on Fiscal Policy Institute.| Fiscal Policy Institute
Fiscal Policy Institute Director Nathan Gusdorf today released a statement on the federal budget legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon by a vote of 218-214, with all of New York's Republican representatives voting in favor of the bill. The post The Federal Budget is an Assault on New York appeared first on Fiscal Policy Institute.| Fiscal Policy Institute
70 of New York's 156 hospitals are at risk of closure from federal Medicaid cuts| Fiscal Policy Institute
May 2025 was the 2nd warmest May on record behind 2024. The chance of record warmth in 2025 has declined to 5%. An ENSO neutral condition persists and is expected to continue throughout the summer. The post June 2025 Temperature Update appeared first on Berkeley Earth.| Berkeley Earth
Over 100 organizations signed a letter calling on Congress to protect the essential plan, which provides health insurance to 1.6 million New Yorkers.| Fiscal Policy Institute
Berkeley Earth’s high-resolution temperature data is featured in Climate Station, a new interactive experience from Sony that brings open, independent climate science to life. By making local warming trends visible and relatable, the project underscores the value of open, transparent science in making climate storytelling accessible. The post Berkeley Earth Data Powers New Climate Station Game from Sony Interactive appeared first on Berkeley Earth.| Berkeley Earth
Berkeley Earth, a leading provider of open-access, high-resolution climate data, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Othersphere, a spatial economics platform focused on sustainable infrastructure siting, investment, and design. This collaboration integrates the newly released Berkeley Earth High-Resolution Surface Temperature Dataset (BEST-HR) into Othersphere’s predictive modeling tools, enabling more accurate modeling of project […] The post Berkeley Earth and Othersp...| Berkeley Earth
May 2025 was the 2nd warmest May on record behind 2024. The chance of record warmth in 2025 has declined to 5%. An ENSO neutral condition continues.| Berkeley Earth
3.5 million New Yorkers – 18 percent of the state population – depend on SNAP benefits, which average $209 per month for a participant (about $2,500 per year). The OBBBA would threaten SNAP benefits for over 1 million New Yorkers, including 363,000 children.| Fiscal Policy Institute
May 2025 Monthly Report Press Briefing – Tuesday, June 10 at 8:00 AM PDT Berkeley Earth’s Monthly Press Briefing Series continues with a new session providing the latest global temperature data and climate signals from May 2025. Building on the momentum of previous months, Berkeley Earth’s science team continues our series, delivering timely updates on […]| Berkeley Earth
April 2025 is the second warmest April on record, behind April 2024 by 0.07 °C. 2025 has a 53% chance to be the second warmest year on record, and a 52% to be above 1.5 °C. The post April 2025 Temperature Update appeared first on Berkeley Earth.| Berkeley Earth
April 2025 Monthly Report Press Briefing – Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 AM PDT Berkeley Earth is pleased to announce the next session in our Monthly Press Briefing Series, a new initiative designed to provide timely, independent updates on global climate trends. Each month, Berkeley Earth scientists present the latest global surface temperature findings highlighting […]| Berkeley Earth
Berkeley Earth is presenting new research at the European Geosciences Union’s EGU2025 Conference, taking place from April 27th – May 2nd in Vienna, Austria. This year, our team will highlight significant differences between historical temperature reconstructions and present improvements to future climate projections.Chief Scientist Dr. Robert Rohde will present new findings that highlight important differences […]| Berkeley Earth
2024 was the warmest year on Earth since direct observations began, and recent warming appears to be moving faster than expected.| Berkeley Earth
The First Quarterly Update to the State’s financial plan indicates the State remains on strong fiscal footing, with modestly higher revenue than projected in the Enacted Budget financial plan and lower spending than expected. Measured as a share of total state personal income, State spending is set to fall, and is on par with its fiscal year 2016 level.| Fiscal Policy Institute
Governor Hochul’s directive to the MTA to 'indefinitely pause' planned congestion pricing for New York City, and her proposed alternative revenue sources, are ill-advised tax and economic policy.| Fiscal Policy Institute
Governor Hochul’s directive to the MTA to 'indefinitely pause' planned congestion pricing for New York City, and her proposed alternative revenue sources, are ill-advised tax and economic policy.| Fiscal Policy Institute
The fiscal year 2025 enacted budget totals $237 billion, an inflation-adjusted decline of 0.4 percent from fiscal year’s 2024 total budget. In non-inflation-adjusted terms (nominal dollars) this represents an increase from fiscal year 2024’s total budget of $231.6 billion.| Fiscal Policy Institute
The housing deal currently under consideration in budget negotiations (as publicly reported) would create new tax incentives for affordable housing developers, weaken certain tenant protections passed in 2019, and impose a watered-down version of “Good Cause Eviction” with significant exemptions and loopholes.| Fiscal Policy Institute