Category: Media Coverage
The state Legislature spent almost $100 million in the six-month period that ended last September, according to new expenditure data posted on SeeThroughNY. The biggest spenders were Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos of Nassau County, at $535,230 Read More
Should we—meaning New York state taxpayers—subsidize Wal-Mart Stores Inc. when it hires teenagers still in school and pays them exactly the minimum wage? Of course not.But that is exactly what is going to happen under the tax credit championed by Read More
Schools statewide, including those in Dutchess County, plan to apply a nearly $1 billion increase in state aid for the 2013-14 school year to a wide range of areas. But fiscal critics warn the boost encourages unsustainable spending. Most schools Read More
Last week’s sprawling corruption probe that ensnared State Senator Malcolm Smith had a guest appearance by a little known pot of cash used to pay for roads and bridges. “Multi-modal money is outside the budget and it’s always around,” the Read More
Each February, Cortlandt Deputy Town Attorney John Klarl looks forward to a fat check from the town — the proceeds from cashing in unused vacation days from the previous year. The benefit is lavished upon certain top town administrators in Cortland Read More
In the race for mayor, there's a clear and substantial wealth divide between candidates with private-sector income and those who earn their living working for the government. Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota, a former chairman of the Metropo Read More