As Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to release his 2011-12 budget Tuesday, he will undoubtedly look to make cuts in the biggest expenses: Medicaid, education and personnel costs. They account for nearly 65 percent of the state's $92 billion operating budge Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy today announced that it is appealing a recent court ruling that would block public release of the names of more than 44,000 retired police officers collecting benefits from the New York City Police Pension Fund. Read More
On the eve of what could be the biggest state budget showdown ever in New York, Gov. Cuomo has taken a big step toward delivering on the single most important promise he made to taxpayers in his successful 2010 campaign. Read More
If a tax cap and other reforms that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to propose Tuesday in his budget are enacted, New York may be able to get its fiscal house in order, says a government policy expert.... Read More
The NYPD pension fund has a secret. Publicly funded payments to NYPD retirees climbed 19 percent over the past decade, but the fund stubbornly refuses to identify its gold-plated beneficiaries. "Taxpayers . . . have a right to know who they are Read More
Today, a watchdog group will go to court seeking government information that it's clearly entitled to have - a list of retired city police officers and their taxpayer-financed pensions. This appeal of a wrongheaded lower-court ruling must be succe Read More
Delivering on his biggest 2010 campaign promise, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sent the Legislature . The state Senate was expected to pass the bill as early as Monday, Jan. 31--the day before the governor presents his first Executive Budget. E.J. McMaho Read More