One lesson of the pandemic is that, as profligate as the Empire State is when it comes to spending money, it has yet to learn to do it well. Read More
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New York’s property tax rates are generally among the highest in the nation. Specific property tax burdens vary widely throughout the state. Read More
To help New Yorkers compare certain basic fiscal measures for local governments, the Empire Center has calculated effective property tax rates and per-capita values for the spending, debt and tax levels throughout the state. Read More
After remaining for months on the fate of the proposed two-year moratorium on crypto-mining, Governor Kathy Hochul has now the bill into law, as her admi Read More
In the first episode of the Empire Center's podcast, we discuss the mission of the podcast. What is a Message of Necessity — and what’s ours? The team covers some of the biggest news stories from the last couple of weeks, and Empire Center CEO Ti Read More
A pandemic-related study recently published by the state University at Albany's School of Public Health is marred by factual errors, inconsistencies and methodological issues that raise doubts about its findings – and questions about the process by which it was reviewed. Read More
Christakis remarked on the website that graduate students, now moving to unionize at the school, are not ordinary worker. Read More
If a government agency loses $11 billion, do New York’s legislators make a sound? That’s the question in Albany after Comptroller Tom DiNapoli issued his investigation into what was likely the most expensive administrative mishap in state hist Read More