Empire Center for Public Policy

"If you were to further research this issue, a good place to start is the Empire Center’s take written by Cam Macdonald... the Center’s big concern with the proposal is that the courts (not lawmakers) will set public policy through litigation outcomes" https://lnkd.in/eqzvp9Db

Ken Girardin from @EmpireCenter calls new toll enforcement measures "a baby step," citing issues with late electronic tolling and slow state agreements. https://lnkd.in/edFMZVkn

🐄 Coca-Cola’s $650M milk-processing plant in Webster, NY, will rely on natural gas, conflicting with NY’s climate goals. The plant needs more energy than local utilities can provide electrically. ⚡🌱 https://lnkd.in/ed8qy8hk

Bill Hammond was mentioned in Crain’s for his analysis on New York’s MCO tax. He noted the state might only net an additional $1.4 to $1.8 billion annually after reimbursements. "The legislature should keep in mind that this is not free money." https://lnkd.in/ezPDB9Ud

New York’s home care system serves as a cautionary tale for Kamala Harris’s ‘Medicare at Home’ proposal. Will it balloon the federal budget or reduce benefits in states like New York? @NYHammond explores the potential impacts. 🏥📊 https://lnkd.in/dsAmrNz2

The @empirecenter has obtained details of a $2.8B "MCO tax" plan the Hochul administration submitted to federal officials. https://lnkd.in/eaPDBhEY

Even when testifying to Congress, Andrew Cuomo could not bring himself to be truthful about his handling of Covid in nursing homes, William Hammond writes https://lnkd.in/eHvmb7nk

Gov. Hochul this week hosted a summit in Syracuse addressing some of the many challenges New York faces as it pursues seemingly unobtainable goals to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the entire economy. As Ken Girardin explains in the New York Post, allowing the state's political class to micromanage its energy policy has been the state's problem—not the solution.

Gov. Hochul this week hosted a summit in Syracuse addressing some of the many challenges New York faces as it pursues seemingly unobtainable goals to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the entire economy. As Ken Girardin explains in the New York Post, allowing the state's political class to micromanage its energy policy has been the state's problem—not the solution.

The just-passed #nybudget hikes spending to another record high, creates a new $4 billion tax on health insurance plans and includes a significant pension giveaway for state and local public employees. Read more from our experts.