On the 20th anniversary of the 2003 New York City blackout, Empire Center fellow James E. Hanley issued the following statement. Read More
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Overtime costs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) last year surged to nearly $1.3 billion, up from $1.1 billion in 2021 according to data posted today on SeeThroughNY. Read More
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Biden v. Nebraska, finding the Biden administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan unconstitutional. Read More
Most New York City high school seniors missed at least 18 days of school last year, according to a new research report published by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Read More
Empire Center Senior Fellow for Health Policy Bill Hammond will testify before the Congressional Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Read More
Albany, NY — The Empire Center for Public Policy and New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation (NYFRF) have at the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) connected to confidential c Read More
New York school districts holding budget referendums next week plan to spend an average of $31,929 per student, according to a new analysis from the Empire Center. Read More
After the official release of the New York state budget, the experts at the Empire Center provided the following insight. Read More
The 2022 New York state government payroll detailing pay records for individuals who last year worked in the state’s executive, legislative or judicial branches is now searchable on SeeThroughNY. Read More
The average profit margins of New York hospitals — and the share of institutions operating in the black — hit their highest levels in at least five years in 2021, according to a new analysis of the most recent data published by the Empire Center. Read More
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