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
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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
Retiring New York State Senator Daphne Jordan will join the Empire Center as Director of Development in January of 2023. Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy has released a policy guide and briefing book focused on the most important issues confronting New York. Read More
Albany, NY — An Albany mandate requiring 100 percent of new passenger car and truck sales be zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035 could be as improbable as it is harmful for middle- and low-income New Yorkers, a new Empire Center Read More
New York’s legislative employees are not eligible to unionize under the state’s sweeping public-sector collective bargaining law. Read More
After State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett announced her departure, Empire Center's Bill Hammond issued the following statement. Read More
New York’s Medicaid program spends roughly $12 billion per year on in-home “personal care” for the elderly and disabled. Read More
Federal and state assistance would pay for only about 10 percent of the state’s total effort to electrify its entire school bus fleet, according to a new Empire Center research paper. Read More