A Port Authority police sergeant earned more than $160,000 in overtime pay last year, and is on track to easily surpass that in 2012, according to a New York Post report. Figures listed on SeeThroughNY.com show that Sgt. Edwin Rivera earned $166,0 Read More
A train car repairman for the Long Island Rail Road earned nearly $203,000 last year - more than the New York transportation authority's chief operating officer - thanks to overtime bonuses that workers are able to receive under union rules, a spokes Read More
And you thought your job perks were cushy. The New York Post reports Sgt. Edwin Rivera of the Port Authority Police Department is on track to earn more overtime pay this year than any one of the bi-state public agency's more than 7,300 f Read More
Compared to most states, New York has done a good job setting aside money for public employee pensions. But for retiree health benefits, it's unfortunately just pay as you go. That will leave taxpayers in the years ahead with a large and growing t Read More
The state Senate has yet to act on legislation that would make clear that taxpayer-funded pensions are public information. The Assembly recently passed the bill after a state appeals court ruled last October that a New York City police pension fun Read More
Where's the relief? That's what some lawmakers and others are asking about what they view as a lack of action this year on mandate relief in light of the state's new 2 percent property and school tax cap. Lawmakers at the urging of Gov. Andrew Read More
A bill to ensure that the public could know how much retired public employees receive in pension benefits appears to have stalled in the Republican-led state Senate. The Democrat-controlled Assembly passed the legislation last month but has not ma Read More
A bill that would have clarified that taxpayer-funded pensions are public information was not approved by the state Senate, despite getting passed in the Assembly. E.J. McMahon, senior fellow for the Empire Center For New York State Police, ripped Read More