Category: Media Coverage
ribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- In the newspaper industry, there is always an interest, and rightfully so, in shining light on public figures, contracts, salaries and more government business. It seems New York newspapers may Read More
The old saying goes: Where's a cop when you need one? Well, Angela Richmond isn’t a cop, but she is an emergency dispatcher with the Niagara Falls Police Department. And on Feb. 13, Richmond was the right person in the right place at the righ Read More
Teachers fired. Hospitals shuttered. Parks closed. Services for the poor and elderly decimated. For 40 years, interest groups have raised such dire prospects when governors proposed spending cuts to close big budget deficits. And usually it worked Read More
Albany may be having trouble with its finances, but that hasn’t stopped lawmakers from spending big dollars on staff and office supplies. Data released Wednesday by the Empire Center for Public Policy shows for the six-month period ending Sept. Read More
To the Times: Re: The Rose Tree Media teachers contract. Speaking of high teachers’ salaries, recently the New York Post reported the public school teachers in New York City are getting an “A+” in reading, writing — and retirement. T Read More
The Associated Press LT. GOV. Richard Ravitch speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Albany March 10. Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch is a gifted and experienced public servant, well-respected in Albany, an architect of the financial r Read More