The following guest contribution was written by Brad Wenstrup, a former U.S. Congressman, doctor of podiatric medicine, combat surgeon, and chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic during the 118th Congress. S Read More
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After State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett announced her departure, Empire Center's Bill Hammond issued the following statement. Read More
One lesson of the pandemic is that, as profligate as the Empire State is when it comes to spending money, it has yet to learn to do it well. Read More
If a government agency loses $11 billion, do New York’s legislators make a sound? That’s the question in Albany after Comptroller Tom DiNapoli issued his investigation into what was likely the most expensive administrative mishap in state hist Read More
An audit report shines some overdue light on New York’s handling of unemployment insurance claims it paid out during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa just set a new date, November 4, for releasing the statewide results of math and English exams. Read More
A state agency is refusing to release exam results revealing the nature and extent of Covid learning loss among New York schoolchildren. Read More
The New York State Education Department missed a Freedom of Information Law deadline to disclose statewide test results. Read More