A fierce dispute has erupted between Mayor Bloomberg and other top city officials over whether the public is entitled to know the names and earnings of some 300,000 members of the city's largest pension system, The Post has learned. On Tuesday, Ca Read More
Gov. Cuomo's just-announced tax cap hit an unexpected snag yesterday as a key backer cried "bait-and-switch" over an undisclosed poison pill and threatened to remove his support. E. J. McMahon, the Manhattan Institute's respected chief fiscal anal Read More
Clyde Rotach demolishes houses for the city, mostly in dense neighborhoods full of occupied homes. For that specialized work, the 43-year public works department veteran made $36,780 in regular pay in 2010-11. If that doesn’t seem like much, Read More
Public employee unions have their sights set on cloaking municipal pension systems in secrecy - and allies among elected officials are cooperating in a horrendous assault on the public's right to know. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Controller Jo Read More
Even as Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to seek a less generous pension for new public employees, some state lawmakers want to do just the opposite and increase retirement benefits for workers. About 60 bills have been introduced this year that would enha Read More
New York's income tax coffers are filling up a bit faster than expected. The result: Some lawmakers are trotting out new spending plans, even though the governor is warning that it's way too early to tell if the economy and the tax revenues it gen Read More
An agreement has been reached among state leaders to cap property tax increases. In outline, property taxes could not be raised by more than 2 percent in any jurisdiction in any given year without the consent of 60 percent of voters casting ballot Read More