Today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she is issuing an RFP for a review of the state's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic Read More
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High temperatures caused New York City Mayor Eric Adams to announce that hundreds of buildings will cut back on energy use to help ensure electrical grid reliability. Read More
American schools are dealing with an unprecedented mental health crisis spurred, at least in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures Read More
The Empire Center is expanding its research operations with the addition of three research fellows. Read More
The self-styled labor union representing New York State Senate staffers is asking Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to forgo a secret-ballot election before letting the group speak for employees. Read More
Don’t look now, but New York City is likely to face bigger challenges than Mayor Eric Adams bargained for in his first financial plan. Read More
A total of $68 million in grant awards was steered to 276 local projects between November 2021 and March 2022 by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Read More
ALBANY, NY — 2021 for 82,513 New York public authority employees working at 320 different agencies is newly posted on , the Empire Center’s transparency website. The site now contains 2021 payroll data for a total of 172,947 Read More