Working for the MTA really is a gravy train, with one in seven employees pulling in at least $100,000 a year, according to a new analysis of 2013 salaries. Nearly 2,500 more workers earned six figures in 2013 than in 2011, the Empire Center found. Read More
State records show that 43,405 public school employees, including administrators and teachers, were paid at least $100,000 during the 2012-13 academic year. Of those, 817 in the Capital Region earned six-figure salaries, with 11 making more than Gov.Andrew Cuomo's 2013 salary of $175,277. Read More
A massive infrastructure project downstate is raising concerns about a possible toll hike on the 570-mile New York State Thruway. Read More
The data comes after the state Court of Appeals ruled last week that pension systems in New York must release the names and details of its pensioners. The state Teachers’ Retirement System, as well as New York City pension funds, had refused to release the information because lower court rulings hadn’t required it to be made public. The lawsuit that led to the ruling was brought by the Empire Center for Public Policy. The think tank received the information this week and posted it on its website,www.SeeThroughNY.net. Read More
Just 3 percent of school districts in New York plan to seek an override of the property-tax cap at the polls Tuesday, even as educators warn that the cap is crushing programs and services. Read More
‘New Rochelle Students Excel Across Disciplines,” “More Connected Than Ever Before,” “Embracing Diversity: Driving Success.” These are a few of the boosterish headlines from Budget News, a mailing sent out by the City School District of New Rochelle just in time for Tuesday’s school-budget vote. Read More
There’s nothing like living close to the grandkids. It is something Julie Wehmeyer Longstreet can vouch for since she left Kingston in January and relocated just outside of Dallas, Texas, where her daughter and son-in-law are raising their baby girl. Read More
In his big speech to the state Democratic convention last week, Gov. Cuomo rattled off a slew of statistics meant to show that things are looking up in New York on his watch. Read More