budget deficit

Earlier this month, it was announced that the city’s deficit for the 2025 fiscal year had increased from $15 million to $19.6 million.

WAMC's David Guistina in conversation with Mike Goodwin, News Editor at The Times Union, on who's to blame for the city of Albany's budget deficit.

Mayor Dorcey Applyrs said the 2025 deficit is actually $19.6 million, and that poor budget management oversight by former Mayor Kathy Sheehan's administration and unbudgeted expenses contributed to the deficit.

As Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs has proposed a hiring freeze and other spending cuts to deal with an ongoing multimillion-dollar budget crunch, Albany will scale back its seasonal hiring at the Capital Hills at Albany Golf Course.

As the House of Representatives and the Trump Administration spar over impeachment, the public can be excused for forgetting about our national debt and…