On Saturday, March 23, 2024, the President Joe Biden signed into law: H.R. 2882, the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024,”which provides funding through September 30, 2024, for projects and activities of departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Thank you to Leaders Schumer and McConnell, Senators Murray and Collins, Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Jeffries, and Representatives…
In a September 14, 2025 Empire Report op-ed from Albany, NY, Governor Kathy Hochul warns about the alarming rise of political violence and urges leaders and citizens alike to lower the temperature, reject dehumanizing rhetoric, and hold offenders accountable at the ballot box and in public discourse. She explains how social media amplifies extremism and…
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2025 — The New York startup community gathered once again on Tuesday evening for the monthly Entrepreneurs Roundtable, a nonprofit event series that has become a fixture in the city’s tech ecosystem since its founding in 2007. This month’s featured guest was Somak Chattopadhyay, managing partner at Armory Square Ventures, who…
National Resilience Strategy:A Vision for a More Resilient Nation “[W]e’re writing the next chapter in the great American story — a story of progress and resilience. When world leaders ask me to define America…I define it in one word…Possibilities.” -President Biden, 2023 State of the Union“The future of America’s success in the world depends upon…
New York is too expensive. Zohran will lower costs and make life easier. Housing Freeze the rent. A majority of New Yorkers are tenants, and more than two million of them live in rent stabilized apartments. These homes should be the bedrock of economic security for the city’s working class. Instead, Eric Adams has taken…
President Biden Announces New Actions to Keep Families Together President Biden has announced new actions to support family unity and improve the immigration system, focusing on keeping families together and expanding lawful pathways for immigrants. These measures include allowing noncitizen spouses and children of U.S. citizens to apply for permanent residence without leaving the country and easing…