It's budget time in Nassau and Suffolk counties, a perfect moment to take a step back and look at the burgeoning burden of public employee pension costs. In 2010, Nassau County's contributions for public employee pensions were $96.9 million. For 2 Read More
Despite pressure on local officials from Governot Andrew Cuomo's administration, protesters from the Albany version of the Occupy Wall Street movement remain in Academy Park. But they're not happy that Cuomo's top aide leaned on Albany Mayor Jerry Je Read More
New York state and more than 100 local governments face at least $600 million in extra pension costs after thousands of workers grabbed one-time incentives meant to shave former Governor David Paterson’s last budget. About 12,000 public employee Read More
New York's highest court must step in to uphold the public's right to know how taxpayer dollars are being spent - including, most pertinently, to whom the money is being given. This is as basic as is gets: Government issues check; everyone and his Read More
New York state and more than 100 local governments face at least $600 million in extra pension costs after thousands of workers grabbed one-time incentives meant to shave former Gov. David Paterson's last budget. About 12,000 public employees seek Read More
There’s an expensive game of musical chairs going in New York state. Police officers and chiefs are swapping jurisdictions so that they can continue to collect both a paycheck and a state pension check. Armed with a waiver from the state Civil S Read More