A total of 864 New York City employees last year collected more than $100,000 each in overtime, with nine of them—including three NYCHA plumbers—collecting over $200,000 each. Read More
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Dr. Gerald Benjamin, one of the top authority's on New York state and local government, makes the case for changing how villages are created as two related bills head to Gov. Hochul's desk. Read More
The renewable-power fantasy is being blown apart by furious financial headwinds. Already this year projects have tumbled in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and now Danish wind-power giant Over and over, the litany of causes is th Read More
A package of proposed regulations that included a $10.18 fee for filling most drug prescriptions was withdrawn Tuesday by the Department of Financial Services in the face of broad opposition. Read More
School districts across the state last year used lower-turnout special elections to win voter approval for nearly $2 billion in construction projects and other major purchases instead of presenting them alongside their budget proposals in May, according to a new study by the Empire Center for Public Policy in Albany. Read More
School districts have used more than 400 special meetings—votes held outside the regular May and November election days—since 2011 to approve nearly $9 billion in spending, including about $2 billion last year. Read More
As the long-time top aide to former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Melissa DeRosa ought to have useful information to share about the state's pandemic response – especially about what went wrong and how the state could be be Read More
This week, Empire Center Research Director Ken Girardin and Senior Fellow Bill Hammond delve into the complexities of Medicaid and its implications for New Yorkers. Video: Read More