Category: Press Releases

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