Rising pension costs are hitting local governments hard, but the problems won't end any time soon -- even if state legislators approve a new, less lucrative pension system, as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has urged. Experts and officials say it will take Read More
A conservative think tank sued the New York State Teachers' Retirement System for refusing to release the names of retired teachers. The Empire Center for Public Policy, an affiliate of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, sued the state i Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany-based think tank, has sued the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System for refusing to release public data under the state’s Freedom of Information Law... Read More
LaSaintee Williams has worked at a Syracuse KFC for five years and earns $7.50 an hour, just a quarter more than the $7.25 minimum wage. “I think it’s great, that minimum wage would go up,” the 22-year-old said last week about a plan from so Read More
Sorry, this is going up a little late. It's been a busy morning. It may be falling off the table, but 71% of teachers in New York say they are ok with offering future employees a 401(k)-type retirement option. The poll conducted by McLaughlin & Read More
While unions of all stripes continue a full court press against the Governor’s pension reforms, the Empire Center for NYS Policy is out with a poll today indicating a majority of public school teachers support at least some of the pension revisions Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy said a poll it commissioned shows that 71 percent of public-school teachers support giving new teachers a choice between a defined-contribution retirement plan and a traditional defined-benefit pension. Gov. And Read More