Tax Watch

“Soft money” contributions to party and state Legislature housekeeping accounts grew by 24 percent when donations between 1999 and 2005—$46.7 million—and between 2006 and 2012—$58 million—are compared, according to a Common Cause/NY report released today. The figures don’t include county and local contributions because the state did not start tracking… Read More →

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released proposed regulations today that would limit executive pay for organizations that receive more than $500,000 in state funding each year and have annual budgets composed of at least 30 percent state money. The maximum compensation would be $199,000 a year. If an organization wanted to pay a director more… Read More →