When it comes to the New York state budget, there’s no room for sacred cows

New York state faces a $4.3 billion budget deficit next year , yet Gov. Hochul insists tax hikes and cuts in education and health care spending are off the table.

New York's per-pupil school spending is the nation’s highest, and vastly above the national average.

State health spending has long been through the roof, with Medicaid outlays routinely two and even three times the per-capita spending of other states.