Public employee unions are pressing Governor Hochul and the Legislature to undertake a massive hiring binge. Read More
Tag: Budget
During testimony on the state budget last week, a hospital industry official made an attention-grabbing but misleading claim – that New York's Medicaid payments to providers are "the worst in the United States." Read More
After Governor Hochul’s budget unveiling this afternoon, Empire Center experts offered their reactions to the latest framework. Read More
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has unveiled a new proposal for constitutionally curbing the state’s seemingly uncontrollable appetite for borrowing. 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
At a panel event in Albany being hosted by the tomorrow morning, The Empire Center’s EJ McMahon and other budget experts and observers will discuss the timely topic of state budget process reform. Read More
The pandemic and its fiscal aftermath have given rise — temporarily — to a state budget trend unique in New York’s history. Read More
The Hochul Administration has finally released an overdue budget report—which, on first look, shows the state's fiscal outlook virtually unchanged. Read More