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

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s average residential electricity price reached 29.90 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in July 2026, the fifth highest in the nation and 63.3 percent above ...

In 2024, the New York state Legislature decided the state needed some money — $75 billion, to be exact — for “comprehensive adaptation to the effects of climate change in New York state.” The ...

Greater Long Island’s recent deep dive into the rise of homeschooling sparked quite a debate. Hundreds of readers joined the discussion on Facebook, weighing in on everything from academics and ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. – New Yorkers across the political spectrum are considering leaving the state. A new Empire Center report finds that Republicans and independent voters most often ...

The desire to leave New York is strong and cuts across every demographic group measured in the survey. One-third of New Yorkers have considered leaving the state within the next five years, while ...

New York’s schools are spending more than ever, but student performance keeps falling. Unsurprisingly, Empire Center’s latest opinion poll shows more than 90% of New Yorkers are unhappy with how ...

Albany steered $97.2 million to 206 local projects during the first half of 2026 in the newest batch of state discretionary grants, according to records the Empire Center obtained under the state ...