In his State of the State message in January, Gov. Paterson announced that Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch would “take the lead in [developing] a four-year plan for fiscal recovery.” Read More
Month: June 2010
In 2009 New York's schools employed two people called David Cameron. One of them was paid $38,698, the other made $67,406. I know this because it's publicly available information. The David Camerons are just two of the 1.5 million public employees Read More
New Yorkers today can search the complete 2009 state government payroll on SeeThroughNY.net, the government transparency website. The updated database includes names, titles, base pay rates and total pay received by the 298,247 people who worked in the state’s executive, legislative or judicial branches at any point last year. Read More
Nearly 100 Northville area residents, teachers and students showed up at a school board meeting Tuesday to express their concerns about 11 potential teacher layoffs and the way the teachers were notified. Some residents were concerned the notifica Read More
Those who think Gov. David Paterson is overpaid may draw some comfort in the knowledge that he’s not the most highly paid employee in New York State government. He’s not even close. Nine hundred state employees made more than the $178,509 t Read More
Nine hundred state employees made more than Gov. David Paterson's $179,000 salary in 2009, according to a report by the Empire Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank. The center reviewed payroll records of 298,247 New Yorkers that wer Read More
With the state's budget deadline rapidly approaching and lawmakers grappling with a $9 billion deficit, the state's second-in-command briefed lawmakers Wednesday on a plan for New York to work its way out. The five-year, structural balance plan be Read More