An agency official directed New Yorkers to ny.gov/eap and said "0.5 of all households" in New York are eligible for extra help with energy bills, adding the program has been opened to "millions and millions" more people amid pressure on middle-class families.

The Senate Finance Committee voted to adopt amendment 5.1 to H.949, expanding a renter tax credit and adjusting related property-tax calculations; the amendment was adopted 7-0 and the committee approved the bill as amended to be reported out of committee.

Senators debated a bill to freeze a component of ground rent for Battery Park City residents tied to AMI, with sponsors saying it helps middle-class residents and critics calling it a targeted subsidy for an affluent area; the measure was restored to the noncontroversial calendar and later passed.

Officials propose new funding sources for middle-class and homeless housing solutions in San Francisco.

Arvind Kejriwal urges PM Modi to focus on loan waivers for farmers and middle-class home loans instead of rich people's loans. The letter comes ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, with AAP, BJP, an...