State legislators spent over $1 million in taxpayer funds on outside attorneys during a six-month period, newly-released records show. Read More
Tag: Transparency
At least 1,800 government workers in New York each got paid more than $179,000 last year, and business owners should know how their local officials compare to that group. Read More
We’re all for police officers earning good pay. They do important, necessary and frequently dangerous work. But, good grief, when the top public-paid employee in all of Western New York is a police officer, something is out of whack. Read More
The region's highest paid local government employees work for the town of Greece, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy. Read More
Police and firefighters top the list of Western New York’s highest-paid municipal employees, starting with a cop from Lackawanna. Read More
Cheektowaga and Hamburg (village) police are the highest-paid in Western New York, with average pay near $100,000. Read More
The highest-paid local government employee in the Southern Tier was paid $220,920 by Steuben County. Read More
The Center’s analysis revealed that all 11 of the highest-paid municipal employees in the North County (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties) were employed by Massena Memorial Hospital or Lewis County General Hospital; 10 of these employees had the same pay ($255,000) during this period. Read More