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The Empire Center for Public Policy, Inc. is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Albany, New York.Our mission: Make New York a better place to live and work by promoting public policy reforms grounded in free-market princip...

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Messages of Necessity - Episode Six

Posted January 31, 202300:30:44

In the latest episode, James breaks down the news; Debi interview Mark Moses, author of The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding...

Messages of Necessity - Episode Five

Posted January 17, 202300:24:50

In this episode, we start with a recap of some Empire Center research highlights. Debi interviews Jai Nanda, founder and executive director of Urban...

Messages of Necessity - Special Episode: State of the State 2023

Posted January 12, 202300:57:00

In this special episode, Empire Center's founding senior fellow E.J. McMahon leads a roundtable discussion reacting to Governor Kathy Hochul's 2023...

Messages of Necessity - Episode Four

Posted January 3, 202300:27:24

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...

Messages of Necessity - Episode Three

Posted December 20, 202200:23:11

James covers recent Empire Research on the Taylor Law, home health care, and millionaire tax filers fleeing New York.


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