New York legislators yesterday voted to raise their salary to $142,000 in a lame-duck special session. Read More
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Retiring New York State Senator Daphne Jordan will join the Empire Center as Director of Development in January of 2023. Read More
New York state officials this week took their most serious step yet to limit the state’s greenhouse-gas emissions. But they also showed they are more serious about taking care of one of Read More
Following a record loss between 2020 and 2021, New York State's population decreased by another 180,341 people during the 12 months ending July 1, 2022 Read More
The big spending bill heading for a vote in Washington this week would scramble the outlook for Medicaid in next year's state budget, mostly for the better. The $1.7 trillion f Read More
The Climate Action Council’s approval Monday of a Scoping Plan for implementing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) doesn’t solve — or even address — the state’s looming Read More
Propane and gas furnaces may soon disappear from New Yorkers’ homes, even if they want to keep them. On December 19, the New York State Climate Action Council (Council) approved a 24-chapter, 445-page Scoping Plan to implement the state’s so-c Read More
Debi Ghate interviews Wai Wah Chin, Charter President of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York. Read More