Public employee unions are pressing Governor Hochul and the Legislature to undertake a massive hiring binge. Read More
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During testimony on the state budget last week, a hospital industry official made an attention-grabbing but misleading claim – that New York's Medicaid payments to providers are "the worst in the United States." Read More
According to a new , nearly four years after passage of the (CLCPA), most New Yorkers still aren’t familiar with the law. And despite sup Read More
As New York marks the third anniversary of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, questions about how state leaders handled the crisis keep piling up. The latest disturbing revelation concerns the memoir that Andrew Cuomo published in October 202 Read More
The accumulated surplus of the state-run Essential Plan had ballooned to $9.9 billion as of the end of December, putting it on track to break $10 billion by the close of the fiscal year on March 31, according to newly obtained records from the comptroller's office. Read More
A state-backed wind tower construction facility has fallen months behind schedule and doubled in price even before construction begins. Read More
The Empire Center will host an event to discuss The Next New York: Renewing and Reforming the Empire State, a compendium of 11 research papers by New York policy experts, offering a total of 63 reform priorities for New York. Read More
The number of retired New York City educators who received pensions over $200,000 continues to grow, reaching 117 last year. Read More