Friday, New York state's fiscal watchdog website, SeeThroughNY.net released updated payroll information for all NYS public authority employees. Of the 150 most highly paid public authority employees in the database, most worked for government-spon Read More
Speaking to a subdued crowd of municipal and school leaders, Mayor Mike Spano acknowledged that the City of Yonkers could one day go bankrupt. It's not a prospect that the mayor takes lightly; he's been working hard to avoid that fate. And New Yor Read More
It’s time for Gov. Cuomo to put some money behind his ambitions. Two weeks after Cuomo outlined sweeping proposals to extend the school day, add pre-K programs, buy the damaged homes of hurricane victims and launch other pricey initiatives in hi Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made good on a pledge to keep new taxes out of his proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Some existing or expiring fees, however, received new life. Business groups have largely praised Cuomo's budget, which was unveiled T Read More
Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy came to town today with a message for Mayor Stephanie Miner: If she doesn’t like Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to spread out pension payments to help distressed cities, she can ask for a financial control board. The words from Read More
Ever wonder where all the state’s money comes from and how it’s divvied up? The Empire Center for Public Policy has an effective new tool that breaks it all down in an easy-to-use fashion The conservative-leaning think tank has a new, inter Read More
This week has been very very good for data geeks and policy wonks who like to sift through, sort and search state budget numbers. Shortly after Gov. Cuomo released his 2013-14 budget plan his office put out a new budget search tool, OpenBudget, an Read More
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed a modest hike in state spending with a $142.6 billion tentative budget with no sweeping policy proposals or tax increases to close a $1.2 billion deficit in the next fiscal year. State-funded spending would increase 1 Read More