Month: May 2026

Testimony of Bill Hammond Senior Fellow, Empire Center for Public Policy Before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Read More

The Trump administration's latest salvo against Medicaid fraud takes aim at a different kind of target – two high-ranking New York officials along with a major state contractor. Read More

Thirty-four employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) received more than $200,000 in overtime payments in 2025, as total annual pay surpassed half a million dollars for some, according to , the Empire Center’s go Read More

May 2026 Summary and Insights Electricity. In February 2026, New York’s average residential electricity price reached 29.99 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). New York ranked sixth - highest among the states and 70 Read More

Before budget negotiations, Gov. Hochul warned that unless New York changes its climate plans, New Yorkers could face a $2.26-per-gallon increase in gasoline prices. The reason is the so-called “cap-and-invest” scheme, under which energy companie Read More

Governor Hochul's focus on affordability seems to have skipped over the healthcare portions of the new state budget. The deal finalized May 27 Read More

We like to associate the law with justice—protecting the innocent and punishing the wrongdoers. But sometimes our laws punish the innocent and protect the wrongdoers instead. Dutchess County mom Vika Shock learned this the hard way. In Novemb Read More

UPDATE: The proposal discussed below passed the Assembly Friday evening by an unofficial vote of 133-0. Having previously been approved by the Senate, the bill will head to Governor Hochul's desk for her signature Read More