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Civil and Substantive
Unearthed videos of 1982 Cuomo-Lehrman debates: An example of how much (and, in some ways, how little) has changed in NY politics over the intervening decades.
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New York public school enrollment: back to 1989-90 levels, and still falling
When public schools across the Empire State open their doors for 2018-19, pupil enrollment will be at its lowest level in nearly 30 years.
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What They Make 2017-18
Local government is a labor-intensive business, and employee compensation is the single biggest element of most municipal budgets.
Janus v. AFSCME
There are huge implications for New York State in the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which will end compulsory collection of agency fees from public employees who choose not to join a government union.
The Empire Center for Public Policy has extensively documented and analyzed the Janus case from a New York perspective. Check out our research here.
Spend-O-Meter
Viewing this on a mobile phone? The spend-o-meter is best viewed in landscape mode
NYTorch Blog
View AllNYC’s high-income tax habit
The highest-earning 1 percent of New York City residents continues to generate a disproportionate share of city and state tax revenues.
