The state will spend a record $212 billion in the current 2022 Fiscal Year, under the budget its elected leaders adopted in April. Read More
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Elizabeth Adadi has recently joined the Empire Center for Public Policy as Communications and Marketing Manager Read More
Federal census data for 2020 indicate New York State's total population increased by 823,147 residents, or 4 percent, since 2010. Population gains over the last decade were concentrated in urban areas and inner suburbs, while most rural communities s Read More
Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump have more in common than boyhood homes in Queens. Like Trump, Cuomo could still face impeachment and an impeachment trial despite a promise to resign as Governor later this month. Read More
New York State's surprisingly large population gain since 2010 was concentrated in New York City and its inner suburbs, according to the local-level 2020 Census data released today—pointing to a further shift of Assembly and Senate seats from upstate to downstate in the coming round of legislative reapportionment. Read More
Nearly three-quarters of those retiring last year from the City of New York’s Fire Department (FDNY) were eligible for six-figure pensions Read More
Empire Center has appealed four delayed Freedom of Information Law requests pertaining to state COVID-19 data Read More
There are several (dozens? hundreds?) of unanswered questions as the fallout from Andrew Cuomo's resignation earlier today continues. Among those are questions related to his pension, some of which can be answered, sort of. Read More