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Eric Adams, Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia are the top three, though under the new system, determining a winner could take weeks. For comptroller, City Council member Brad Lander had a solid lead over council Speaker Corey Johnson, 31.5% to 22.7%.

Excessive payments to 24 employees exceeded $470,000 between 2005 and 2018, according to the Massachusetts inspector general's office.

The agreement over middle-class tax relief could set the stage for passage of the fiscal 2022 budget.

The state stands to become the 19th to legalize non-medical use of cannabis and along with it up to $97 million of new tax revenues by fiscal 2026.

Mayor Jorge Elorza’s $850 million POB proposal sits stalled in the state legislature while state General Treasurer Seth Magaziner called the legislation too risky.

Analyst John Kenward and public finance commercial manager Kathy Evers retired this spring.

The nine justices of the Supreme Court are scheduled to hold a closed-door conference June 24 to decide whether to put the case on their docket for the fall term.

Lawmakers could not enact the bill on the final day of the regular session, when House Republicans threatened a filibuster.

In Part 2 of this special series, Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton and guests Anthony Figliola, Andrew Rein and Nicole Gelinas discuss what the next New York mayor will inherit and what's needed to win back businesses and tourists. (11 minutes)

With the mayor's race riveted on public safety, candidates discussed the city’s finances in a televised debate.