Empire Center Executive Director Tim Hoefer sat down with "Capitol Pressroom" host Susan Arbetter to discuss the Empire Center's analysis of the state legislature's spending. Read More
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The Empire Center’s Tim Hoefer says the numbers caught their eye because the legal bills were much larger than what’s been typical in the past. Read More
Newly-released records show just how much state lawmakers are spending on outside attorneys. From October 1st of 2013 to this past March, the legislature spent more than $1 million. That’s according to a new report from the Empire Center. We spoke with the center’s Executive Director, Tim Hoefer about the numbers. Read More
State legislators spent over $1 million in taxpayer funds on outside attorneys during a six-month period, newly-released records show. Read More
In the end-of-session crush of last-minute actions, the Legislature quietly passed a bill that would make disciplinary procedures involving all police agencies, including the NYPD, subject to contract negotiations. Read More
New York's $3.3 billion windfall from the criminal penalties paid by a French bank should be spent to backfill the state's under-nourished and over-leveraged transportation capital plans. Read More
Two late-breaking bills stand out among more than a half-dozen pension sweeteners passed by New York’s state Legislature during the final days of the 2014 session. One would restore a benefit cut by Gov. Cuomo's Tier 6 reform, and the other would vastly expand pension credit for time served in the military. Read More
NYS lawmakers are third highest paid in the country and now they want a raise? So how much do they make? Read More