Editor’s note: Roger Caiazza is an adjunct fellow at the Empire Center. He has a long and deep private industry background in environmental regulatory analysis and compliance. His frequently updated ...

New Yorkers overwhelmingly support gradually eliminating the state income tax. Statewide, 64% support the proposal, including ...

Dissatisfaction spans party and regional lines as broad majorities rally behind sweeping tax reform FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ALBANY, N.Y.

Payroll records for 8,401 employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) for ...

The national average was 18.31 cents per kWh in July, leaving New York’s average residential electricity price 11.59 cents per kWh higher. Since July 2019, New York’s average residential electricity ...

Empire Center's Data section now includes over 50 different data sets in seven categories that measure and rank New York's state and local taxes, spending, debt and economic competitiveness.

A recent analysis by National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) lamented the declining state of U.S. education by highlighting how scores in grade 12 math and reading have hit record lows.

New York households are paying the fourth-highest electricity prices in the country, according to the Empire Center’s Energy Data Bulletin. In April 2026, residential electricity prices in New York ...

The U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 ended New York’s decades-long practice of forcing state and local government employees to pay a labor union as a condition of employment. This arrangement, known as ...

Enrollment in New York public schools this year sank to its lowest level since the early 1950s, according to preliminary state Education Department (NYSED) data, from 2.4 million in 2022-23 to 2.38 ...