Tag: Legislature

The passage of a state budget bill should be a thorough, transparent and democratic process that allows for ample public input and discussion. Read More

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

Governor Hochul may be getting ready to take the confirmation battle for her Court of Appeals chief judge nominee, Hector LaSalle, to the courts. Read More

New York legislators yesterday voted to raise their salary to $142,000 in a lame-duck special session. Read More

New York’s part-time senators and assemblymembers are poised to give themselves a 29 percent pay increase that would make them, by far, the highest paid state Legislature. 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

New York’s legislative employees are not eligible to unionize under the state’s sweeping public-sector collective bargaining law. Read More

Union advocates have argued that employees of the New York State Legislature are covered by the Taylor Law, the 1967 state law that requires state and local public employers, including state agencies, municipalities, and school districts, to recogniz Read More