The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)’s payroll surpassed $8 billion in 2024 – a 2.6 percent increase since 2023, according to , the Empire Center’s government transparency website. Overtime, as measured using payroll records, tota Read More
Spending by state lawmakers on office personnel and administrative costs varies widely, with some paying out nearly twice as much as others on their office operations, according to the most recent reported, posted to SeeThroughNY.net Read More
School districts presenting budgets to voters on Tuesday, May 20, plan to spend an average of $35,012 per student, up 4.6 percent from the current school year, according to new state data. Data collected by the state Education Dep Read More
Refer to the dashboard at the bottom of the page for the enrollment data for each school district since the 2013–14 school year.Enrollment in New York public schools during 2024-25 remained steady at 2.24 million, according to . Helped by Read More
Twenty-three New York State employees collected over $200,000 each in overtime, according to posted today on SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. Read More
A total of 522 local government employees in New York (outside New York City) were paid more than $300,000 during the 2023-24 fiscal year, more than double the previous year’s tally of 208. Read More