One of the most urgent imperatives confronting soon-to-be Gov. Kathy Hochul will be getting real about the state’s pandemic response Read More
Tag: Coronavirus
Empire Center has appealed four delayed Freedom of Information Law requests pertaining to state COVID-19 data Read More
Some New York local governments are soliciting input from residents as they decide how to spend billions in pandemic emergency dollars Read More
The quest for comprehensive data on New York's coronavirus pandemic hit a bureaucratic roadblock this week Read More
A newly published study of COVID-19 in nursing homes links larger numbers of employees to higher rates of infection and death for residents – raising fresh doubts about New York's recently enacted "safe staffing" law Read More
The Empire Center filed 62 Freedom of Information Law requests for coronavirus-related records from the Department of Health. Read More
As New York emerges from the worst pandemic in a century, its citizens face a new threat to their lives and economic well-being – the danger that their leaders will fail to learn from a painful experience. Read More
As the pandemic subsides and Cuomo’s emergency orders expire, the state should take some of what he has done by fiat and keep the change. Read More