Press Releases

The latest round of grants directed to pet projects by state lawmakers and the governor using money borrowed by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) without voter approval was Read More

New York state lawmakers spent more than $16 million on postage for campaign-style mail in a 12-month period ahead of last year’s elections. Read More

Citing the collection and mishandling of sensitive donor financial information, the Empire Center and Institute for Free Speech have sent a formal demand letter to the Office of the New York Attorney General to stop ongoing First Amendment violations. Read More

The number of retired New York City educators who received pensions over $200,000 continues to grow, reaching 117 last year. Read More

New York’s Medicaid program is currently on a crash course for fiscal disaster in the near future, warns Bill Hammond. Read More

About 15 percent of unionized New York state government workers chose not to pay union dues last year, up from 10 percent in 2020, according to a new research report from the Empire Center. Read More

Plans to hike state school aid to record levels would come as school enrollment is falling, and despite past aid hikes having failed to translate into improved student outcomes Read More

Albany, NY — The Empire Center and the Government Justice Center (GJC) filed an amicus brief yesterday with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in Biden v. Nebraska, a case that will determine whether President Biden’ Read More

The latest career retirees from school districts in Westchester County and on Long Island were eligible for pensions averaging more than $90,000. Read More

After Governor Hochul’s budget unveiling this afternoon, Empire Center experts offered their reactions to the latest framework. Read More

In response to Governor Hochul’s State of the State address and policy book, Empire Center experts issued the following reactions. Read More

The report, issued just as the new Legislature convenes, analyzes the results of the first full administration of these annual exams to be conducted since the onset of the pandemic.  Read More