The Scoping Plan prepared by the Climate Action Council claims benefits of up to $430 billion from the Climate Act. Read More
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Average pension benefits for newly retired public educators outside New York City reached a record high last year Read More
In her State of the State address this week, Governor Hochul prominently called for a $10 billion "multi-year investment" in the state's health care system, including $4 billion earmarked for wages and bonuses, with a Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy offered the following reactions to Governor Hochul’s first State of the State address. Read More
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