Nine hundred state employees made more than Gov. David Paterson's $179,000 salary in 2009, according to a report by the Empire Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank. The center reviewed payroll records of 298,247 New Yorkers that wer Read More
With the state's budget deadline rapidly approaching and lawmakers grappling with a $9 billion deficit, the state's second-in-command briefed lawmakers Wednesday on a plan for New York to work its way out. The five-year, structural balance plan be Read More
Albany, New York – Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch formally presented his five year plan to bail out the state, saying the proposal is much more than just authorization to borrow more money. The Lieutenant Governor's five year bail out plan Read More
You can now check to see just how much New York state workers made in 2009. The Empire Center has posted last year's base salaries and total pay for all state workers on its website SeeThroughNY.net... Read More
Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch's scheme to borrow $6 billion over the next three years and have state finances overseen by a "Financial Review Board" was criticized yesterday by the state comptroller, mocked by Mayor Bloomberg and attacked by fiscal watchd Read More