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Empire Center Research Director Ken Girardin and Adjunct Fellow Cam Macdonald dive into the State's current budget challenges and their implications for New Yorkers.

In the latest episode, Tim talks to Eric Ooms of A. Ooms & Sons Dairy Farm in Valatie, NY about farming and agriculture policy in New York. Kyle and Bill Hammond discuss Medicaid spending swings.

Tim Hoefer interviews Michelle Taylor and Matthew Taylor, the creative team behind the new movie "Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York." Ken and Cam discuss the latest MTA overtime report. Links: Gotham Movie: https://gothammovie.com/ Electrolift Creative: http://electroliftcreative.com/ MTA Overtime Report: https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/8-mta-workers-got-200k-in-overtime-as-total-ot-...

In this episode, Debi Ghate interviews Irshad Manji, Founder and CEO of Moral Courage College, about the state of political discourse in our country. Kyle and James Hanley discuss the latest Short-Term Assessment of Reliability report from the New York Independent System Operator.

Tim Hoefer interviews Tim DeRoche, author and President of Available to All, and the two discuss education reform and unfair public school enrollment practices. Kyle and Cam Macdonald discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in Biden v. Nebraska.

Tim Hoefer interviews Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) about her role on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Ian Kingsbury discusses recent trends in absenteeism in New York City schools.

After James recaps the latest Empire Center research, Debi interviews Cody Snider, Co-President & Co-Founder of UNIT Solutions. The two talk about New York City's post-pandemic recovery, and the state of political discourse in Manhattan. E.J. McMahon joins the show to talk to Ken Girardin about a new proposal to extend tenure-like protections to virtually every public employee outside New York...

After a quick research recap, Tim talks to Daniel and Peter Arbeeny, two brothers whose father passed away after contracting COVID-19 in a Brooklyn nursing home. Bill and Kyle continue this discussion, talking about Bill's recent testimony before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on nursing home mortality during the pandemic.

In this episode, James covers the news and Tim interviews Ken Moltner about voter access and election integrity in New York. To close, James and Ken Girardin discuss the use of messages of necessity in the latest state budget. Mentioned research: https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/ny-schools-plan-to-spend-nearly-32k-per-student/ https://www.nextnewyork.net/reforms-2/voter-access-election-in...

We start this episode with a recap of the Empire Center blog, then Debi interviews Tony Woodlief, State Policy Network’s Senior Executive Vice President, about federalism in the United States. We close this week with a discussion between Kyle and Bill about the financials of New York's hospital system.

In this special episode, Empire Center's Tim Hoefer and James E. Hanley talk about the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act with New York Climate Action Council members Donna DeCarolis (President, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation) and Gavin Donohue (President and CEO, Independent Power Producers of New York).

In this episode of the podcast, Tim talks to Nicole Gelinas, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute (and contributing editor of City Journal, and a columnist at the New York Post), about the roads, bridges, and trains in New York. Emily and James talk about the states quest to electrify the school buses.

The latest episode is out! After a brief news recap with James, Debi interviews Frank Suits, Jr., CEO and Chairman of the Board at Suit-Kote and a board member at the Empire Center. The two discuss New York infrastructure—specifically our roads and highways—and the proper role of regulation. Ken and Bill talk about the history of prevailing wage.

It this episode, Tim Hoefer interviews Howard Husock from the American Enterprise Institute about housing policy in New York. Ken and Cam then talk about the end of the LaSalle Saga.

In this episode, Debi talks to Ashara Baker from the National Parents Union about school choice in Rochester — and New York more broadly. Kyle and Emily unveil a new tool that can help parents get a fuller picture of education in their district. Use the tool linked here to look at the educational profile of each legislative district in New York: https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/education-...

In the latest episode, James breaks down the news; Debi interview Mark Moses, author of The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting; Kyle and Cam discuss the latest in New York's Chief Justice saga.

In this episode, we start with a recap of some Empire Center research highlights. Debi interviews Jai Nanda, founder and executive director of Urban Dove charter school network. Emily and Cam discuss charter school law in New York state.

In this special episode, Empire Center's founding senior fellow E.J. McMahon leads a roundtable discussion reacting to Governor Kathy Hochul's 2023 State of the State address. State of the State Book: https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/2023SOTSBook.pdf The Next New York: https://www.nextnewyork.net/ Empire Center Statement: https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/empire-cent...

The 2023 legislative session begins in just a few days — and in this special first episode of the year, we’ll go over what you could expect from Albany. Tim interviews E.J. McMahon about our latest project, The Next New York, which outlines policy reforms and recommendations that can help restore the Empire State. Empire Center experts outline the legislative year ahead.

James covers recent Empire Research on the Taylor Law, home health care, and millionaire tax filers fleeing New York. Debi Ghate interviews Wai Wah Chin, Charter President​ of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, and the two discuss charter schools in New York state. Peter and Emily discuss changes to the Regents Exams.

In this episode of Messages of Necessity, we recap some of the latest Empire Center research published on our blog. Debi Ghate interviews Gavin Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc. Peter Warren and James Hanley discuss the recently-passed Environmental Bond Act.

Welcome to the Empire Center's new podcast, Messages of Necessity. But what is a Message of Necessity — and what’s ours?

In the first episode of the Empire Center's podcast, we discuss the mission of the podcast. What is a Message of Necessity — and what’s ours? The team covers some of the biggest news stories from the last couple of weeks, and Empire Center CEO Tim Hoefer interviews Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, the longest-serving member of the New York legislature.

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) lays out an ambitious slate of policy goals to promote clean energy and fight climate change. But can the state meet its energy needs under the new law and what will be the cost to New Yorkers? The second panel discussion from the Empire Center's energy event analyzes the costs, benefits and impacts of the CLCPA on New York consumers.

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) lays out an ambitious slate of policy goals to promote clean energy and fight climate change. But can the state meet its energy needs under the new law and what will be the cost to New Yorkers? Empire Center Senior Policy Analyst James Hanley delivers opening remarks on new research.