transparency
Nine Millionaires among NY’s Public Authorities in 2025
Nine millionaires, all healthcare executives, emerged among the 88,228 New York public authority employees, according to 2025 payroll data posted on SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. The data…
NYC Employee Pension Payments Rise To $6.2 billion
The pension plan covering most New York city government agencies, including the City’s subway system, had 62 members with pension payments of at least $200,000 last year, according to new data posted today at…
34 MTA Workers Made $200K+ In Overtime In 2025
Thirty-four employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) received more than $200,000 in overtime payments in 2025, as total annual pay surpassed half a million dollars for some, according to data posted on…
Make state and local governments more transparent
The General Assembly should repeal or modify a provision in the 2023 budget that exempted legislators from the state public records law. State law should be modified to make clear that local government sub-majority meetings…
Over Five Years Later, Arbeeny Family Support Still Critical to Promoting Government Transparency
New York’s of state and local government union contracts has been updated with the latest collective bargaining agreements for local teachers, police, firefighters, libraries, and public authorities. Among the on…
Empire Center Breaks Down Albany’s Pork Barrel Spending
Albany legislators steered over $83 million in grants to 293 local projects between April and December 2025 , according to data the Empire Center recently received under a Freedom of Information Law request. The governor and…
SeeThroughNY updated with latest union contracts
New York’s most comprehensive online database of state and local government union contracts has been updated with the latest collective bargaining agreements for local teachers, police, firefighters, libraries, and public…
Five Retired New York Educators Collect Over $300k In Pensions
The average state pension benefit for newly retired educators with at least 30 years of service was $78,097 in 2024-25, according to data released recently by SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website.…
Introducing the Pennsylvania Judicial Scorecard
Harrisburg, Pa., January 30, 2026 — Since 2020, total appeals in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have risen by more than 50 percent. Increased cases mean more decision-making on issues impacting the daily lives of…
Ninety New York Educators Receive $300k+ in Annual Pay
Ninety employees from New York’s school districts (outside New York City) received more than $300,000 during fiscal year 2025, according to new salary data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency…
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