This chart shows some of the Rome school district financial benchmarks per pupil for 2007-08, with rankings in comparison to other districts in the Mohawk Valley region and the state. The Mohawk Valley region includes Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Mont Read More
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The Rome school district’s total per-pupil spending was fourth-highest among county districts in the 2007-08 year, according to a new online database of statewide figures. The district’s total expense of $19,653 per student was below the state Read More
You can find how your district compares to others in Central New York or across the state at the Empire Center for Public Policy.LaFayette Central School District spent more on instruction per student than any other school district in Central New Yor Read More
Back in the Dark Ages, doctors were known for bleeding patients to reduce fever and cracking skulls to relieve headaches. Everything old is new again as the Obama Administration pursues excessive taxes on job creators on both Wall Street and Main Str Read More
City Police Chief Edward Moore and City Fire Department Chief Robert Cogan - with a combined service of 70 years - held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to announce they are retiring. The city's top two uniformed public safety officials said bu Read More
A plan to shrink the state budget by $2.7 billion to keep New York from going broke was passed by the Legislature on Wednesday. The deal hacked $140 million from the already cash-starved MTA. "This is not good news," moaned Andrew Albert, a non Read More
New York state’s pension program will raise the retirement age and financial contributions for new workers to save the state and local governments about $48 billion over 30 years. The change, affecting workers hired Jan. 1 or after, was approved Read More
