Tag: Legislature

Nearly half of New York's nursing homes would be effectively exempted from a two-year-old minimum spending law under terms of a rollback passed by state lawmakers this week. En Read More

The murky world of hospital pricing would be exposed to more sunlight under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers. The legislation calls for the state-run employee healt Read More

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