A state appeals court in Albany ruled Thursday to keep private the details of teachers' pensions, the latest in a string of rulings against disclosure of public pensions. Most public pension systems in New York have refused in recent years to rele Read More
Pensions earned by retired teachers should be kept secret from the public, a state appellate court has ruled. The court, in a unanimous ruling, upheld a lower court decision denying a conservative think tank’s bid to access the names and pension Read More
Secrecy just won a big victory in court — and New York taxpayers are the losers. That’s the gist of an appellate panel’s ruling against the Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center, which is seeking the names of retired teachers and the amount Read More
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has directed the New York Department of State and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to work together to ensure consumers are “protected against potential unfair practices at gasoline pumps as fuel costs r Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy will ask the state’s highest court to hear an appeal of a court ruling that would allow New York State’s public pension funds to keep secret the names of pension recipients.... Read More
The White House's state-by-state breakdown of what $85 billion of sequester cuts would mean for every region of the country translates to a loss of more than $275 million in federal aid for New York state through the end of the federal fiscal year Se Read More
When it comes to racking up debt, the State Comptroller said public authorities have had too smooth of a ride. In a new report, Thomas DiNapoli found the State's more than 1100 authorities have accrued nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars; most Read More
NYSUT has been squeezed along with the school districts that employ its members, said E.J. McMahon, a senior fellow at the fiscally conservative Manhattan Institute. He said NYSUT has a direct financial interest in lifting the cap. “The union ex Read More