STALEMATE is nothing new in Albany, the capital of New York state. Last summer, for instance, the state Senate was paralysed for five weeks because a Democrat defected (temporarily, it turned out) to the Republican Party. This year is no better. The Read More
After 77 days of stalled negotiations, legislative leaders said Wednesday they were close to finalizing a state budget and should have a fiscal plan nailed down soon. Maybe a week. Maybe a few days. But they’ve made almost no progress in address Read More
An Albany, N.Y., think tank posted a new database Wednesday containing pension data for more than 340,000 retired state and local government employees. The data reveal University at Albany President George Philip has the highest annual pension, at Read More
A new website reveals the public pensions paid to New York state retirees, including the $261,037 paid annually to a former teacher. He is among the 1,378 retirees pulling down at least $100,000 a year. Two-thirds of the retirees in that group are Read More
The Empire Center — a conservative think tank — has added a new function to their SeeThroughNY site: pensions. Go here to search through the system, and find out what retirees from state and local government (and school districts) are earning. Read More
A policy research group has posted a searchable database of the annual pensions for 342,543 state, county and city employees -- including local governments across Central New York -- on www.SeeThroughNY.net. That includes pensions for all retired Read More
Times are good for SUNY Albany President George Philip. He earns $280,000 at his day job - and also collects an eye-popping $261,037 annual pension. Philip pulls in the extra pay thanks to his previous gig as chief of the New York State Teacher Read More
They're living large at the expense of tapped-out taxpayers. About one out of every seven workers in the state Police and Fire Retirement System who retired last year is receiving a six-figure pension, data released yesterday show. With the sta Read More