$140K Average Pension for New Full-Career FDNY Retirees
Nearly 70 percent of of last year’s 470 retirees from the City of New York’s Fire Department (FDNY) were eligible for six-figure pensions Read More
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Press Releases
Six-figure NYSLRS pensions quadruple in ten years
- July 29, 2022
The number of New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) retirees eligible for six-figure pensions quadrupled over the last seven years. Read More
Testimony: Build Public Renewables Act Undermines an Effective Market
- July 28, 2022
The Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) threatens to do far more harm than good to New York’s energy landscape Read More
CLCPA Renewable Energy Targets can be met only at Great Cost, Report Shows
- July 27, 2022
New York can increase its use of renewable energy and reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, but it cannot do so cheaply or safely. Read More
Statement: Independent Pandemic Research Commission is Needed
- July 20, 2022
Today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she is issuing an RFP for a review of the state's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic Read More
Commentary
NYC’s finances look flush — but Eric Adams’ budget carries many real risks
- September 7, 2022
A few months into its third fiscal year since the pandemic’s start, New York City’s finances have never looked so flush — and so precarious. Read More
And Now the Union Would Like a Word in Private
- August 27, 2022
The onboarding process has become a key battleground for the country’s government unions. Read More
Kathy Hochul’s call for 5.4M Republicans to leave New York is dangerous and disgusting
- August 26, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who hasn’t proven shy about issuing orders, had one for the state’s Republicans this week Read More
Kathy Hochul’s abuse of power is a NY state ‘emergency’
- August 19, 2022
Ho hum. Another month, another “emergency” in Kathy Hochul’s New York. Read More
State senators to get a harsh reality check as their own workers unionize
- August 9, 2022
Labor leaders were giddy when a group of state Senate employees last month announced their intent to unionize. Read More
Testimony
Submitted Testimony: “The Role of State Authorities in Renewable Energy Development”
- July 28, 2022
The Build Public Renewables Act will expand the New York Power Authority and bind it to an agenda that undermines an effective market. Read More
Bill Hammond: Testimony to the Senate Aging Committee
- May 3, 2022
Presented to the Senate Aging Committee May 3, 2022 Read More
James Hanley: Written Testimony to the Climate Action Council
- April 14, 2022
James Hanley addresses the costs and benefits of the CLCPA, and the growing risk to resource reliability on the New York electrical grid. Read More
Peter Warren: Written Testimony to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees
- February 16, 2022
Presented to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees February 16, 2022 Governor Hochul’s budget plan is buoyed by a revenue surge attributable Read More
Bill Hammond: Written Testimony to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committees
- February 7, 2022
Presented to the J Read More
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