In a win for government transparency, the state's highest court last week ordered the state and New York City teacher pension funds to release the names of pension recipients. Read More
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The state’s highest court has ruled that the names, but not the addresses, of retirees who receive public pensions must be disclosed according to New York’s Freedom of Information Law. Kudos to the Empire Center for New York State Policy, which sought disclosure of pension beneficiaries from the retirement systems for state and New York City teachers. Read More
The state's highest court ruled that details of New York's public pension systems should not be kept private. Read More
E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center for Public Policy, told ABC News he doesn’t know how an observer would conclude there’s no conflict here. Schmidt “is a vendor. It’s pretty clear to be there’s a conflict. This is an incredible blind spot on the governor’s part,” McMahon said. Read More
The United Federation of Teachers would receive a 10 percent pay hike over seven years and retroactive raises of 4 percent for 2009 and 2010 under what Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday hailed as a "landmark" deal with the union. Read More
Mayor Bill de Blasio's unveiling Monday of a new plan for affordable housing came not a moment too soon: Across the state, the high price of a New York address has left many residents itching to relocate, according to a recently released Gallup poll. Read More
When Rob Astorino launched his campaign for governor in March, he made a bold statement: His county had cut its tax levy "more than any other county in the state." Read More
New York's highest court says the names and benefits of retired teachers in public pension plans should be made public. The Court of Appeals says state law exempts from public disclosure only the home addresses, not the names of retirees who get benefits from the public employee retirement systems. Read More