More than 8,200 MTA staffers earned more than $100,000 last year, including dozens who doubled their pay with overtime, according to an analysis of payroll records. The biggest moneymaker at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was then-CEO E Read More
As new facts surface illustrating the need for increased fiscal responsibility and financial accountability at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Assemblyman Tom Alfano, Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb and Assembly members repres Read More
There was a rare occurrence in the Senate chamber late last night - something akin to an Ivory-billed Woodpecker sighting. A bill was defeated. Yes, you read that right. Flat out defeated. Voted down, 28-34, with cooperation from senators on bo Read More
In the last month, the New York Senate plumbed a new low in messy and irresponsible non-governance. Two Democratic senators, Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada, brought business to a standstill on June 8, when they abruptly switched political parties, Read More
An online database shows just how drastic of a decrease in state member items — commonly known as “pork-barrel spending” — are coming into the area. The latest tally of legislative member items in the Southern Tier on the See Through NY We Read More
A new report shows the largest community grant from New York lawmakers this year is nearly $2.3 million to Prisoners Legal Services of New York Inc., which helps indigent inmates. The searchable report on the Empire Center's Web site lists the gra Read More
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The Paterson administration appears once again to be broadening the pool of people eligible to take a $20,000 state buyout. The plan initially excluded those whose jobs are paid for by the federal government in order to ensure that the savings are Read More