Gov. Cuomo is the state’s top officer but he’s far from being the government’s highest paid employee, according to a new report. Data released Friday by the Empire Center for Public Policy showed that 1,797 state employees earned more in 2015 than the $179,000 salary Cuomo earned as governor. Read More
The Empire Center says updated online data shows the 2015 payroll for New York state employees was $15.51 billion, up 1.8 percent from the year before. Read More
The number of state employees making more than $100,000 a year jumped eight-percent last year from the year before. Read More
The complete 2015 New York state government payroll is now posted on SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. Read More
It’s fitting that New York’s fiscal year starts April 1, since the annual state budget so often has elements that sound like a bad joke. Read More
New York's local property tax cap would be made permanent under the Senate Republican version of a new state budget. From the taxpayers' perspective, it's very encouraging to see the Senate make a high-profile move to line up on this issue beside Gov. Cuomo, who already has promised to seek the cap's permanent enactment. Read More
Legislative testimony recommends permanently enacting property tax cap, among other reforms. Read More
Changes made last year to the Corporation Franchise Tax and Estate Tax codes will help make New York a more attractive and competitive place to live, work and do business. However, there remains much to do. Read More