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 ...

In 2024, the New York state Legislature decided the state needed some money — $75 billion, to be exact — for “comprehensive ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire Center’s Energy Data Bulletin shows New York households paid the fifth‑highest residential electricity prices in the country in June 2026, trailing only Hawaii, California, ...

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 ...

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 ...