Gov. Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. have just come into one hell of a pile of money. Read More
Category: Media Coverage
A contract just approved by the LaFayette school board calls for Laura Lavine to make $15,000 as interim superintendent and just $30,000 if the board appoints her full time after three months. Read More
Even though he was no longer employed as a principal, Cafiero earned a salary of $144,469 from the district last year, according to SeeThroughNY.com. Read More
Hotaling earned $87,117 in 2012, and $98,897 last year, according to the See Through NY database. I wasn't able to determine the amount of his pension Wednesday, but it will certainly will be comfortable. Read More
There's a dirty little secret you learn quickly in the political campaign PR business: The news media have little interest in public policy issues. What reporters like to cover is the horse race, the back-and-forth between competing campaigns. Read More
A graduate of Kenmore West High School, Mang earned an associate degree from Erie Community College and was a member of the Kenmore Fire Department. He earned $70,538 in 2013, according to the SeethroughNY.net website operated by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Read More
Economic growth among upstate cities is projected to lag behind most of the country through 2020, a new study from the U.S. Conference of Mayors shows. Read More
Gov. Cuomo’s ads trumpet the claim that “New York is open for business.” They also say New York “is ranked No. 2 in the nation in new, private-sector job creation.” A closer looks tells a different story. According to the latest state data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, last year New York’s economic growth ranked 46 out of 50 states. At 0.7 percent, it amounted to less than half the national average. Read More