Dick Blume / The Post-Standard, 2008An Onondaga County Sheriff's deputy stops a motorist on Route 57 in Clay in 2008. A couple sheriff's deputies have racked up enough overtime to make more money than their bosses. By Michelle Breidenbach and J Read More
There are lots of reasons why the town of East Greenbush earlier this month had its bond rating reduced to junk status. But it comes down to this: The town has a lot of debt, and its costs are rising. For instance, pension costs for East Greenbush Read More
One out of every three dollars spent on salary and benefits for people working in Oneida and Herkimer counties goes to government employees, according to an O-D review of recently released federal statistics. That’s about $2 billion of the almos Read More
A February date has been set for a disciplinary hearing for a suspended Oneonta police officer who allegedly drank alcohol and had sex while on duty. Mayor John Nader said he learned Tuesday that the hearing will be Feb. 23 at City Hall. Office Read More
For community members interested in knowing more about where their taxpayer dollars are being funneled, seethroughny.net gives spending allocation information on each school district and municipality in New York. Because of the current economic cl Read More
New York is about to achieve a dubious milestone: For the first time in history, the state’s main bank account is poised to end the year in the red. After months of plunging revenues and weeks of budget battles, New York had a negative balance o Read More
Last month, the state Legislature passed pension reforms that Gov. David A. Paterson has said will save $48.5 billion over the next 30 years. The most significant change was a new pension level that raises the retirement age and requires workers t Read More
"Like a runaway train, New York's budget is in danger of running completely off the rails," according to the analysis by the Empire Center, a conservative Albany-based think tank. The wellspring of New York's economy is the financial sector, which Read More