New York’s schools are spending more than ever, but student performance keeps falling. Unsurprisingly, Empire Center’s latest opinion poll shows with how education is run. They want better results, less spending, and more choice — somethi Read More
Publication: Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Albany steered $97.2 million to 206 local projects during the first half of 2026 in the newest batch of state discretionary grants, according to. The new tranche is the latest addition to the pork-barrel grant database the Empire Cen Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire Center’s shows New York households paid the fifth‑highest residential electricity prices in the country in June 2026, trailing only Hawaii, Calif Read More
Editor's note: Roger Caiazza is an adjunct fellow at the Empire Center. He has a long and deep private industry background in environmental regulatory analysis and compliance. His frequently updated personal blog on New Read More
Executive Summary New Yorkers are dissatisfied with New York’s litigation environment and broadly favor changes to the state’s liability laws. Voters overwhelmingly support reforms that align legal outcomes more closely with personal Read More
New Yorkers and their employers paid the highest health premiums in the lower 48 states in 2025, and their costs moved further above the U.S. average, according to recently released federal data. Read More
Nine millionaires, all healthcare executives, emerged among the 88,228 New York public authority employees, according to, the Empire Center’s transparency website. The data includes payroll information from 385 different Read More
Enforcement by the New York's Office of Medicaid Inspector General has dropped in recent years across a range of benchmarks – a sign that the state's anti-fraud efforts have slackened even as its Medicaid spending so Read More