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 ...

New York’s schools are spending more than ever, but student performance keeps falling. Unsurprisingly, Empire Center’s latest ...

Albany steered $97.2 million to 206 local projects during the first half of 2026 in the newest batch of state discretionary ...

New Yorkers want better educational outcomes, more flexibility for families, and meaningful academic standards, according to new Empire Center poll results. Voters overwhelmingly believe New York ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire Center’s Energy Data Bulletin shows New York households paid the third-highest residential electricity prices in the country in May 2026, trailing only Hawaii and California. The ...

Electricity. In May 2026, New York had the nation’s third-highest residential electricity price at 29.93 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), 62.3 percent above the U.S. average. Prices increased 1.6 ...

The pension plan covering most New York city government agencies, including the City’s subway system, had 62 members with pension payments of at least $200,000 last year, according to new data posted ...

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 ...

UPDATE: The proposal discussed below passed the Assembly Friday evening by an unofficial vote of 133-0. Having previously been approved by the Senate, the bill will head to Governor Hochul’s desk for ...

As voters across New York head to the polls to decide their local school budgets, the big question – why New York schools deliver poor results despite spending the most in the nation – is barely on ...