Category: Media Coverage
The $131.8 billion the state is slated to spend in the 2009-10 budget seems almost too big to comprehend. And so although the Empire Center's ''Spend-O-Meter'' is a bit of a gimmick, it serves a purpose in helping us measure just how much money th Read More
Has your 401(k) lost half its value? Have you kissed goodbye to the bonus you were hoping to use to pay junior's college tuition? Do you lie awake at night, worrying there's a pink slip with your name on it? Cheer up. Even in these hard economic t Read More
One Capital Region city has the dubious distinction of having the highest effective property tax rate among 61 cities in New York state while still ranking dead last in spending per citizen, according to the Benchmarking New York tool unveiled Wednes Read More
The Business Council of New York State has released a new online database for letting the public compare the costs of county, town, city and village governments in total spending and a variety of spending areas. Read More
Rochester, NY – Monroe County's biggest town - Greece - spends only $18 per resident on sanitation annually. Henrietta spent only $10 a year per citizen on public safety in 2007. Per capita, Brighton spends big on culture and recreation, dropping $ Read More
Why does it cost $1,500 more per resident to run the Finger Lakes city of Geneva than it does to run the central New York city of Utica? Why is the annual tax burden $600 more per person in the Adirondacks’ Hamilton County than it is in Erie Cou Read More
Like the old competition to have the world's tallest building, New York can't resist having the nation's highest taxes. So after California raised its top income tax rate to 10.55% last month, Albany's politicians leapt into action to reclaim high-ta Read More