ALBANY, NY - New Yorkers can now search the complete 2010 state government payroll for executive, legislative or judicial branches on SeeThroughNY.net. The website is Empire Center's government transparency website. It offers names, titles, base p Read More
There's no dearth of worthwhile legislation that would make government more accessible to citizens, nor has there been in recent decades. The problem continues to be the failure of lawmakers to act responsibly. This predicament couldn't be more ob Read More
“Proactive disclosure” of public information on the Internet is the next logical step in the evolution of government transparency, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy, which has released model legislation to make it a reality. “ Read More
New York state paid 996 employees more last year than Governor Andrew Cuomo’s base salary of $179,000, according to a compilation of payroll data by the Empire Center for Public Policy in Albany. Most of those who earned more than the governor w Read More
New Yorkers today can search the complete 2010 state government payroll on SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. The database includes names, titles, base pay rates and total pay received by the 273,983 people wh Read More
Being governor may be the top gig in state government, but it certainly doesn't pay that way. Nearly 1,000 state employees made more than the governor's $179,000 salary last year, the Empire Center for Public Policy found. "As a taxpayer, I'd b Read More