New York State’s jobless rate fell for the first time in 11 months in September, a welcome sign for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, though the rate remains well above the national average. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that New York was t Read More
Nancy Naples left her job as Erie County comptroller in 2005 with more than her small pension. After 12 years as the county’s top fiscal watchdog, Naples also received a lifetime of county health insurance for herself and her wealthy, energy-execut Read More
This actually comes from 2010 data, so it’s pre-Cuomo. But the same organization that earlier said New York has the worst business tax climate (which prompted a rebuke from Cuomo’s secretary Larry Schwartz) is out today with a study showing the i Read More
On Tuesday, residents in the Wayne County village of Lyons will be the fourth Rochester-area community to consider dissolution in recent years. In Macedon, another Wayne County village, residents rejected a dissolution plan in October 2010. Reside Read More
Nearly two years after a “fierce” debate that “fizzled as quickly as it started,” University of Pennsylvania law professor David Skeel is arguing that the idea of giving states a way to file for bankruptcy remains relevant and necessary. I Read More
Public spending watchdog website See Through NY has released their annual report of public education employee salaries across New York, including WNY. The website publishes salaries of public teacher, school administrators and other employees. You Read More
A research and policy think tank Tuesday released a searchable online database of salaries for school employees throughout upstate New York. The Empire Center for Public Policy found that Long Island schools had the highest average pay by region a Read More
Employees in Long Island's public schools remained at the top among nine regions statewide, with an average salary of $73,949 in 2011-12, according to a report released Tuesday that examined compensation in New York school districts outside of New Yo Read More