At a special session held Monday, June 28, the Village of Brockport Board of Trustees passed a resolution to refund $175,000 in fire protection payments misappropriated from the towns of Sweden and Clarkson. The vote was 3-2 in favor of the resolu Read More
Remember this second - right now. OK, got it? Now we'll continue with our story. According to the $pend-o-meter created by the Empire Center for Public Policy, this is how much of your tax money the state has spent since midnight on April 1st. Read More
By the time you read this, New York will have spent about $259,703. That’s according to the Empire Center for Public Policy’s “Spend-O-Meter.” The Empire Center said the meter is calibrated to the state Division of Budget’s estimated $13 Read More
Ken Swarner of Albany said, "I'd like to see more in return for what I pay." Ask anyone about taxes in New York, it's ridiculously easy to find folks who will give you an earful - like from one woman who said, "Don't ask me because I'm going to te Read More
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo stopped on the Onondaga Community College campus Thursday to announce that there is enough evidence of pension padding by public employees in New York state that he has expanded his investigation. Cuomo did not name a Read More
Thirty-one north country schools and agencies were among those whose combined $567,000 in potential funding fell victim to Gov. David A. Paterson's veto pen late last week. But those receiving the lion's share of the money said Friday they didn't Read More
Taxpayers kick in an average $8.60 for every dollar that city employees contribute to their pensions, a sweet deal costing the Big Apple a bundle. Even though their own retirements are less secure, as private businesses have shifted from tradition Read More