For this monthly installment, E.J. McMahon provides insight into the NYS budget process and how we should expect the following months to unfold. ThinkNY serves as a platform for everyday New Yorkers and key decision-makers to come together for tho Read More
Long-delayed data showing outcomes from New York’s 2023 state assessment tests—taken by students in grades 3 to 8 in June—were finally released last week. It marks the second year in a row that state education officials have failed to release t Read More
Kyle Davis, Director of Public Affairs, and Bill Hammond, Senior Fellow for Health Policy, delve into the intricacies of health-care staffing in New York. The conversation covers the uneven recovery of the health-care workforce post-pandemic, the imp Read More
New York's population decreased by 101,984 residents—the largest loss of any state—during the 12-month period that ended last July 1, according to The Empire State's population as of mid-2023 was pegged at 19,571,216, a cumulative decline of 631 Read More
Testimony of Bill Hammond Senior Fellow for Health Policy, Empire Center for Public Policy Before the Committees on Health, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Higher Education, and Labo Read More
Governor Hochul will soon sign or veto a bill designed to gut the ability of school superintendents, mayors and other local officials to discipline public employees. Read More
The state's health-care workforce is recovering unevenly from the pandemic, with persistently lower employment levels in some areas and robust growth in others. This mixed patt Read More
In this episode, Kyle Davis, Director of Public Affairs, engages in a conversation with Ken Girardin, Director of Research, to explore the borrowing practices of New York highlighted in the Empire Center article They analyze the allocation of nea Read More