New York State officials need to do more to encourage private firms to compete with entrenched public-sector monopolies. Some ideas on how to accomplish this are presented in this month's Syracuse Post Standard by E.J. McMahon, director Read More
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Many state and local governments throughout the country - led by both Democrats and Republicans - have found that opening more public services to private competition can produce significant cost savings and quality improvements. Read More
Encouraged by the plaintiffs in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case, it's conventional wisdom in the State Capitol and New York's City Hall that must form the basis for any legislative action to improve the "adequacy" of education in ci Read More
The State Legislature appears close to passing a significant change in the law governing how the comptroller invests New York’s $120 billion Common Retirement Fund for state and local employees. But the bill has potentially far-reaching implications that deserve more careful consideration—and a public hearing. Read More
Despite a noticeable lack of debate or public hearings on the subject, the New York State Legislature is moving towards adoption of a significant change in investment guidelines for the $120 billion Common Retirement Fund, according to a new Read More
Did you hear the one about the "living wage" for stand-up comedians? Seriously, folks -- a setting minimum pay rates for professional jokesters has been introduced in the state Legislature by Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan). Espa Read More
The Empire Center hosted a frank discussion of consumer-driven health care solutions and discussed what the other option in the health care debate could mean to New York. Read More
What's to be done about skyrocketing health care costs and the growing number of New Yorkers without health insurance? Two new op-ed pieces by Manhattan Institute senior fellows suggest an answer to that question. In today's , Prof. Regi Read More