Research

Today was the (rescheduled) deadline for filing 2020 federal income tax returns, which makes this New York's third annual SALT-Free Income Tax Day. By midnight tonight, most Empire State residents will have been remind Read More

As New York and the Nation emerge from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic and look to the future, many property owners are deciding whether and where to relocate their business or place of residence. Read More

Voters will cast ballots next Tuesday, May 18 on proposed budgets for school districts across New York State. New York State’s highest in the nation average per-pupil expenditure would rise to $28,658 per pupil, an increase of $1,145 per student, or 4.2 percent. Read More

The net outflow of New Yorkers to other states reached its highest point in 14 years during the 12-month period ending in mid-2020. Read More

New York's hospitals remain near the bottom of two quality report cards. The state's hospitals received the lowest rate of any state except Nevada and DC. Read More

Some New York nursing homes are likely to scale back their use of higher-trained personnel if proposed minimum staffing ratios become law, according to a review of existing employment patterns. Read More

Lawmakers in Albany are again advancing the New York Health Act, which would abolish private health insurance and herd all New Yorkers into a state-run “single payer” plan financed with massive tax hikes. Instead of building on recent progress Read More

Lawmakers in Albany are again advancing the New York Health Act, which would abolish private health insurance Read More

The official 2020 U.S. Census of NY's population—topping 20 million for the first time—is significantly larger than previous estimates. Read More

New York has been trailing most states in the race to recover from the economically devastating coronavirus pandemic, recent employment data have shown. Read More

New York's bluest counties are posting the lowest coronavirus vaccination rates for older residents, a striking contrast with the pattern in the U.S. as a whole. The disparity Read More

The New York State Assembly adopted a bill requiring all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be “zero-emissions” by 2035. If electric cars are the future...New York had better get ready. Read More