A total of 132 retirees from the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) were eligible to collect $200,000 or more in pensions during the 2026 fiscal year, according to , the Empire Center’s government transparency website. Among the Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — New Yorkers gave the state’s education system a sweeping vote of no confidence: 47 percent said the state should improve student performance, 41 percent said it should improve performance while spending less, and o Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire Center’s shows New York households paid the third-highest residential electricity prices in the country in May 2026, trailing only Hawaii and California. The latest U.S. Energy Information Admin Read More
Twenty Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees collected more than $400,000 each in total pay last year, while average pay agencywide rose three percent, according to , the Empire Center’s government transparency website. Th Read More
The pension plan covering most New York city government agencies, including the City’s subway system, had 62 members with pension payments of at least $200,000 last year, according to , the Empire Center’s transparency website. According to Read More
We like to associate the law with justice—protecting the innocent and punishing the wrongdoers. But sometimes our laws punish the innocent and protect the wrongdoers instead. Dutchess County mom Vika Shock learned this the hard way. In Novemb Read More
Mrs. Hochul had been warning that the state’s green energy regime, a product of the Climate Leadership Climate Protection Act, needs changes to spare New Yorkers from a self-inflicted surge in energy costs. Unfortunately, Mrs. Hochul’s 2027 Bu Read More
New Yorkers could soon be paying $6 a gallon for gas, thanks to Albany’s policy mistakes. The prospect of soaring gas prices comes amid a larger rise in energy costs, accelerated by the growth in data centers and the Iran conflict. Yet $4 -a-gallon Read More
For the fourth year in a row, has used the word “unsustainable” to describe her own . Give her credit for honesty — but not sound fiscal management. Over the four annual budgets on her watch, the state’s share of Medicaid costs has Read More
New York politicians are extremely worried about the threat of global climate change. Their only bigger worry is that the voters will learn what they plan to do about it. More than one year past Albany’s self-imposed deadline to make rules fo Read More
Testimony of Bill Hammond Senior Fellow, Empire Center for Public Policy Before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Read More
Testimony of Zilvinas Silenas President, Empire Center for Public Policy Before the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees, on FY 2027 New York State Executive Budget Revenue Article VII Legisl Read More
Testimony of Bill Hammond Senior Fellow, Empire Center for Public Policy Before the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees February 10, 2026 Medi Read More
Testimony of Zilvinas Silenas President, Empire Center for Public Policy Read More
Testimony of Bill Hammond Senior Fellow for Health Policy, Empire Center for Public Policy Before the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees February 11, 2025 Read More