Time to rein in public-sector compensation

05/24/11 The state Legislature this week, depending upon the members' whim, may consider Gov. David Paterson's multi-year plans to close a yawning gap in the state budget. On Thursday, President William Mooney of the Westchester County Association, the public policy and business advocacy group, addressed a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the governor's proposals. The meeting in Greenburgh was ...

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Are backroom deals par for the course?

05/28/11 On Wednesday, Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick accompanied Mayor Phil Amicone to Albany to hear Gov. David Paterson deliver the State of the State address. But that speech, full of dire warnings about the economy and tough talk on ethics, was overshadowed by the gossip in the room. 'All anyone wanted to talk about was Yonkers,' Lesnick said. 'You wouldn't have thought it was the ...

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Top Cuomo aide quits

07/08/11 Shane Dixon Kavanaugh - Steven Cohen, who has been Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide since January and worked relentlessly behind the scenes to legalize same-sex marriage, will leave his post in the administration, Mr. Cuomo announced Friday. He will be replaced by Lawrence Schwartz, a senior adviser to the governor and former secretary to Gov. David Paterson. Though Albany insiders have been ...

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