Pensions for the 342,543 state and local government employees can now be found online at www.SeeThroughNY.net. The database includes the names, retirement dates and, in some cases, the most recent employer for all individuals collecting pension be Read More
he Empire Center for Public Policy released a report detailing how many retirees are making over $200,000 a year in pensions. The former head of the New York State Teacher Retirement System gets more than $260,000 per year via his pension plan (on to Read More
Retiring from Nassau County government can be a very good thing. Of the state’s 100 largest annual pensions, 26 are paid to retired Nassau employees – the most money paid to Long Islanders being Robert M. Newbert’s $176,550, according to the Read More
One of the reasons state government, localities and school districts face such difficult financial challenges is the high cost of retirees' pensions. The Empire Center for Public Policy website recently posted public pensions paid to 342,543 retir Read More
Gov. David Paterson's emergency spending bill released Friday would force the Legislature to cut aid to schools and other long-protected programs and to finally accept his efforts to cap local property taxes and free the public universities to set th Read More
New York lawmakers face a budget showdown with Governor David Paterson, who says they must agree on a spending plan in three days or choose between a government shutdown and his package of taxes and spending cuts. Legislators still haven’t close Read More
One of the more classic episodes in the animated series “The Simpsons” finds Homer stuck in a hole with several of his fellow Springfield citizens. When Homer proposes “we’ll dig our way out!” the police chief upbraids him for such a sil Read More