A fiscally conservative think tank has come up with a game plan for shrinking New York's multi-billion dollar deficit. The Empire Center for Public Policy is proposing a wage freeze for teachers and state workers, capping school aid and Medicaid s Read More
Canceling millions of dollars in unused pork-barrel spending and freezing teacher salaries are among steps that could save New York $30 billion over three years, a fiscally conservative think tank said Monday. That would be a considerable reduction i Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy, a pro-business "think tank," has come up with a list of thirty proposed spending cuts designed to save the cash-strapped state $30 billion over three years. Among the proposals, a 7.5% cut in school aid accompa Read More
Canceling millions of dollars in unused pork-barrel spending and freezing teacher salaries are among the steps that a fiscally conservative think tank says could save New York $30 billion over three years. A new report from the Empire Center for P Read More
Is it possible that Albany lawmakers could resolve the state's budget crisis without massive tax hikes, without meat-ax spending cuts and without fiscal gimmickry that would dig New York deeper into the hole? A thought-provoking report from a fisc Read More
Albany, NY – A conservative leaning think tank is offering ideas on how to save the state $30 billion dollars over the next several years. Karen DeWitt reports... Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy, a pro-business "think tank," has come up with a list of thirty proposed spending cuts designed to save the cash-strapped state $30 billion over three years. Among the proposals, a 7.5% cut in school aid accompa Read More
Lawmakers should freeze the salaries of government workers and slash pork barrel spending to make a dent in New York's fiscal crisis, a new report says. The 76-page report from the Empire Center for Public Policy warned that record-shattering budg Read More