In her first State of the State message today, Governor Kathy Hochul pledged to accelerate scheduled personal income tax cuts for "middle class" New Yorkers, with a fiscal impact she pegged at $1.2 billion. That figure sounds large but doesn't amo Read More
Albany, NY — New York suffered a net loss of about 1.4 million residents to other states during the past decade. With those residents went businesses and jobs, perpetuating a cycle of loss for the Empire State. “The State of Read More
Hochul should “ring out the old” by appointing a subsidy board that will shelve the prevailing-wage expansion Read More
A whole lot of people moved out of New York state after last year’s COVID-19 outbreak and government-imposed lockdown restrictions. Read More
Thanks mainly to a pandemic-driven boost in its already high outflows to other states, New York has just suffered its largest single-year population loss ever—and the worst, in percentage terms, of any state in the p Read More
New York can have 100 percent zero emissions electricity in 2040. But it can’t have enough of it to keep the lights and the heat on. Read More
Kyle Davis will focus on increasing the Empire Center’s presence in Albany, building relationships with elected officials, and strengthening coalitions Read More
With judicious use of her veto pen this month, Governor Hochul could draw a line against spiraling health expenses for consumers and taxpayers. Several health insurance-related Read More