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The Press in Action
2014
November 19, 2014: "New
York's Part-Time Legislators Look to a Raise",
Gotham Gazette (David Howard King)
November 21, 2014: "AG
backs legislative pay raises", State of Politics
(Liz Benjamin)
December 3, 2014: "The
Commission Question: Would One Work For Legislative Pay Raises?"
Gotham Gazette (David Howard King)
December 8, 2014: "Eyeing
a Raise, Albany Lawmakers Are Negotiating Reforms with Cuomo",
New York Times (Susanne Craig, Thomas Kaplan)
2015
January 11, 2015 "Gov.
Cuomo retools team for 2nd term", Daily News (Ken
Lovett) -- [Gov. appts. Commission on Judicial Compensation
member Wm Mulrow as his new secretary]
January 19, 2015 "Cuomo
plans panel on legislative pay and restricting outside
income", New York Times (Susanne Craig)
January 19, 2015: "Cuomo
will urge panel on salary raises for state legislators"
Daily News (Ken Lovett)
January 19, 2015:
"Governor releases executive/legislative pay
commission details Albany
Times Union, (Matthew Hamilton)
January 21, 2015: "DiNapoli:
legislative/executive pay commission responsible way to look at raises"
Capitol Confidential (Matthew Hamilton)
March 18, 2015: "Schneiderman's
ethics reform plan: Increase terms, pay for legislators, ban
outside income", Auburn Citizen-Pub.com (Robert Harding)
March 23, 2015: "Source:
Legislative Pay Raise Panel Out Of Budget Framework",
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)
April 1, 2015:
"Legislative
pay raise commission created",
Capital New York (Bill Mahoney)
April 1, 2015: "Pay
Raise Commission Wouldn't Have to Act Until After Election Day",
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)
April 5, 2015: "How
about an honest pay raise panel? Too much to ask from Carl
Heastie and Dean Skelos, apparently",
Daily News (editorial)
April 10, 2015: "Cuomo,
lawmaker pay on autohike",
Ken Girardin (Empire Center)
April 11, 2015: "State
lawmakers set themselves up for a pay hike",
Buffalo News (Tom Precious)
June
22, 2015: "Wheels
in motion for lawmakers' pay raise",
Daily Gazette (Sara Foss)
June 29, 2015:
"Good
gov't groups: lawmakers have unfinished business",
Legislative Gazette
joint statement
July 1, 2015: "Birnbaum,
Cozier Chosen for Judicial Pay Panel", New York Law Journal (Andrew
Keshner)
July 1, 2015: "Appointees
named to pay commission", Capital New York (Colby Hamilton,
Bill Mahoney)
July 6, 2015: "Lippman
names two members to pay raise commission", Legislative Gazette
(Nick Muskcavage)
October 31, 2015 (internet)/November 2, 2015: "Hearing
Set on Pay Increases for Judges, Lawmakers", New York Law Journal
(Joel Stashenko)
November 12, 2015 "Good-government
groups on special session for ethics: If not now, when?",
Capitol Confidential-Times Union (Matthew Hamilton
November 11, 2015 letter to Governor, Temp Senate President, Assembly
Speaker
November 15, 2015: "State
lawmakers: 56 days, $79,500+", WXXi news (AP)
CBS6-Albany
November 18, 2015: "Pay
hikes eyed for NY judges, lawmakers", New York Post (Kirstan
Conley)
November 21, 2015: "The
Fray: Panel sets hearing on raising state lawmakers' pay",
Record-on-Line.com (Times Herald Record), Chris McKenna
November 25, 2015: "Judicial
Salaries to Be Topic Of Public Hearing in NYC", New York Law
Journal (Andrew Keshner)
November 30, 2015: "Week
Ahead in New York: November 30, 2015", Reuters (Daniel
Weissner)
November 30, 2015:
"State
pay commission holds hearing on judicial compensation", Albany
Times Union (Matthew Hamilton)
November 30, 2015: "Case
made for higher judicial pay", Albany Times Union (Matthew
Hamilton)
November 30, 2015: "Pay
panels hears proposals to raise judges' salaries", Newsday
(Mike Gormley)
November 30, 2015: "Pay
boost planned for New York state judges -- legislators next",
Daily News (Glenn Blain)
November 30, 2015: "Judges,
bar groups call for $203,000 salaries", Reuters (Daniel
Weissner)
December 1, 2015: "OCA
Asks Pay Commission for Parity with US Judges", New York Law
Journal (Andrew Keshner)
December 3, 2015: "What's
fair pay for judges?", Albany Times Union (editorial)
December 3, 2015:
"OCA
Seeks 2.4 Percent Budget Hike", New York Law Journal (Joel
Stashenko)
December 8, 2015:
"'How
Much' and 'How Soon' Are Questions for Pay Panel", New York Law
Journal (Andrew Kreshner)
December 9, 2015:
"Pay
Commission Schedules Meetings on Judges' Pay", New York Law
Journal (Andrew Kreshner)
December 10, 2015: "Heastie:
Full time legislature would need hefty pay raise", New
York Post (Carl Campanile)
December 11, 2015: "The
Governor has a tool to fix Albany. He should use it",
Crain's Business (Sen. James Sanders)
December 14, 2015: "Panel
approves big pay boost for New York's state judges", Daily News
(Glenn Blain)
December 14, 2015: "Commission
wants NY to Hike Wages for Judges " Courthouse News Service
(Nick Divito)
December 15, 2015: "Judicial
Pay Commission Backs Staged Parity With US Salaries", NYLJ
(Andrew Keshner)
December 16, 2015: "Commission
Votes to Give New York State Judges Hefty Pay Raises", JP
Update (Faith Elliott)
December 18, 2015: "The
Week That Was in New York Politics: Dec. 14-18", Gotham Gazette
(Meg O'Connor)
December 19, 2015: "The
Fray: Common Cause pushes to limit lawmakers' outside pay",
Times Herald Record-on-Line (Chris McKenna)
December 23, 2015: "Legislative
Pay Commission Expected to Increase Salaries, Ban Outside Income for
State Assembly, Senate After Election Next Year" Times Warner
Cable (Zack Fink)
December 25, 2015/internet; December 28, 2015/print:
"Cuomo's
Appointees to Pay Commission Oppose Final Report", New York Law
Journal (Andrew Kreshner)
2016
January 25, 2016: "In
Pursuit of Fair Compensation for New York's Judges",
New York Law Journal (Chief Administrative Judge Marks)
February 22, 2016: "NY
commission starts work on what are likely to be hefty raises for state
lawmakers", Daily Freeman (Kyle Hughes); "Panel
looking at big raises for lawmakers", Oneida Daily Disptach
February 22, 2016: "Pay
raise for Cuomo, legislators? Panel starts its work",
Gannett (Jon Campbell)
February 22, 2016: "Still
a 'no' on pay raise for legislators", Daily Gazette (Sara Foss)
February 22, 2016: "For
pay commission, it's ready, set...wait", Times Union (Matthew
Hamilton)
February 23, 2016: "Public
Can Comment On Pay Raises For Cuomo, Lawmakers", Armonk Daily
Voice (Amy Maciaszek)
February 26, 2016: "Can
Albany Open the Door on Three Men in a Room?", WNYC ,
Karen Rouse
March 2, 2016: "Lawmaker
seeks more detail on discretionary funds", Capital New
York (Jimmy Vielkind)
March 3, 2016: "Several
Significant Questions About the Governor's Budget",
Gotham Gazette (David Howard King)
March 1, 2016: "The
Heastie era: one year in: changeover without revolution",
Capital New York (Josefa Velasquez, Bill Mahoney)
March 3, 2016: "Eight
terms in, still pushing for change", Queens Chronicle (Ryan
Brady)
March 2, 2016: "State
Panel to Weigh Legislative, Executive Raises", NYLJ (Joel
Stashenko)
March 5, 2016: "Lonely
Crusade"
March 8, 2016: "Advocates:
Cuomo not doing enough on ethics", Albany Times
Union (Casey Seiler)
March 10, 2016: "Bawk,
bawk goes the pay-raise-hungry state Legislature", Daily News
(editorial)
March 10, 2016: "Advocates
Call for Action on ethics reform", Public News Service, Andrea
Sears
March 11, 2016: "Speaker
Heastie Announces Ethics Reform Package Aimed at Restoring Public
Trust"
March 11, 2016: "Heastie
outlines Assembly ethics plan", Gotham Gazette (David King)
March 11, 2016: "Reminder:
you own the government, not the politicians"
editorial-Gannett/USA Today
March 12, 2016: "Corruption
gets a shrug as NY nears budget deal", Washington Times (AP)
March 28, 2016 "New
York doesn't need another secret budget", New York Post,
editorial
March 28, 2016 "Nonprofit
sues Cuomo, NY Legislature over '3 men in a room' budget making",
Syracuse.com (Mike McAndrew)
March 28, 2016
"Government watchdogs: budget process uniquely troubling"
(WNYT.com)
March 28, 2016 "Ethics
advocates decry opaque budget negotiations",
Capitol Confidential (Casey Seiler)
March 29, 2016 "Government
that can't be reviewed should not be approved" (Poststar.com),
editorial
March 29, 2016: "DiBlasio
concerned with Lack of Clarity as State Budget Deadline Nears",
Gotham Gazette (David Howard King)
March 29, 2016 "New
York is not a democracy" (Poststar.com), editorial
March 30, 2016 "NYS
budget deadline fast approaching", WNYT.com (Anna Meiler)
March 30, 2016 "Allegany
County OKs district attorney salary hike", Wellsville Daily
Reporter (Brian Quinn)
March 30, 2016 "Don't
Let Albany Ethics Reform Slip Away", NYT (editorial)
March 30, 2016 "Cuomo
Offers Tax Cut in Effort to Strike a Budget Deal",
NYT (Jesse McKinley, Vivian Yee)
March 30, 2016 "Not
another rush job", Albany Times Union (editorial)
March 30, 2016 "Gov
may hit state lawmakers in wallets for failure to adopt on-time
budget, pass ethics reforms", Daily News (Ken Lovett, Glenn
Blain )
March 30, 2016: "Criminal
Justice Reform Again Given Little Attention in Budget Negotiations",
Gotham Gazette (David Howard King)
March 31, 2016: "For
State Budget, Leaders Choose On-Time over Open", Gotham Gazette
(David Howard King)
March 30, 2016: "Late
Budget Could Hurt Case for Legislative Pay Raise", State of
Politics (Nick Reisman)
March 30, 2016: "Pushing
for a Budget: Andrew Cuomo Suggests Link to Legislators' Pay",
Wall Street Journal (Mike Vilensky, Erica Orden)
March 31: 2016: "Deadline
Tonight: Still No Budget Deal Reached for NY", TWC News
(Barry Wygel)
March 31, 2016: "Passing
budget without proper review 'a travesty'", Capitol Confidential
(Casey Seiler)
March 31, 2016: "Legislators
denouce school aid
March 31, 2016: "Lawmakers
begin passing NYS budget bills, but some details are murky",
North Country Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
April 1, 2016: "How
they fared: NY's budget is in", Gannett (Joseph Spector)
April 2, 2016: "Budget
is on time, but completed in the dark", Albany Times Union
(Rick Karlin)
April 2, 2016: "Unreformed
Albany adopts $154 state budget after a process called 'least
transparent' ever", NYSNYS News (Kyle Hughes)
April 3, 2016: "State
budget process plagued by 'secrecy and disfunction': critics",
New York Post (Kristan Conley)
April 5, 2016: "Local
leaders react to Cuomo budget", Westchester Today (Amy
Partridge)
April 4, 2016: "Albany's
love affair with kitchen-sink budgets", Slant (Frank
Morano)
April 4, 2016: "Despite
outcry, discretionary funds grow in state budget", Politico-NY
(Jimmy Vielkind)
April 5, 2016: "NY
voters: Time to clean house", Legislative Gazette (James
Gormley)
April 4, 2016: "Cuomo
gets a hero's welcome for minimum wage bill", Politico-NY (Dana
Rubenstein)
April 5, 2016: "State
budget's slush funds are opportunities for corruption" ,
Post-Star (editorial)
April 6, 2016: "Governor,
Legislature need to be stopped", Post-Star (editorial)
April 6, 2016: "Critics
Say the State Budget Process Was More Secretive Than Ever",
WXII (Karen DeWitt)
April 6, 2016: "Ethics
Gridlock in Albany", Times Herald-Record (Chris McKenna)
April 6, 2016: "No
serious ethics reform undermines good in NYS budget", Daily
Gazette (Sara Foss)
April 7, 2016: "State
commission mandates 20-percent pay hike for all NY district
attorneys, local legislators 'apalled'", The Batavian
(Billie Owens)
April 11, 2016: "Panel
considering raises for lawmakers is unconstitutional",
Albany Times Union (Matthew Hamilton)
April 12, 2016: "Defiant
supervisors may challenge state on D.A. increase",
Livingston News (Ben Beagle)
April 8, 2016: "State
should divert pork to fix bridges", editorial (Post-Star)
April 14, 2016: "Dennis
protests cuts to DA salary cutback", Chronicle
Express (Gwen Chamberlain)
April 21, 2016: "Franklin
County legislators decry judicial salary increases",
Malone Telegram (Frank DiFiore)
May 3, 2016: "Legislation
introduced to have state pay for district attorney pay
raises";
RochesterFirst.com (Jeff Rusack)
May 12, 2016: "Madison
County supervisors want state to pay for DA's $26,243 raise"
Oneida Daily Disptach (Caitlin Traynor)
May 17, 2016: "Some,
not all ethics reforms may get done this year"
May 20, 2016: "County
legislators urge state to pay for D.A. salary increase",
Rome Sentinel (Dan Guzewich)
June 11, 2016: "State
legislature set to get pay increase as 2016 session set to end on
Thursday", Daily Freeman (/NYSNYS News-Kyle Hughes)
June 12, 2016: "State
legislators to enjoy a pay raise",
Saratogian-NYSNYS News (Kyle Hughes)
June 14, 2016: "Two
Days Before Session Ends, Issues Unresolved", WXXI public
radio (Karen DeWitt)
June 16, 2016: "Schneiderman
says 'level of focus' lacking on ethics by Cuomo, lawmakers",
Albany Times Union (Casey Seiler)
June 16, 2016: "Albany
passes weak corruption reform bill", Dailyi News
(Aaron Short)
June 16, 2016: "New
York Becomes 17th State to Call for Constitutional Overturn of
Citizens United", Gotham Gazette (Samar Khurshid)
June 16, 2016: "New
York legislative session draws to a close", North Country
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)
WSHU
June 18, 2016:
"In Extended Session, Lawmakers Vote Through Variety of
Bills with Little Public Review", Gotham Gazette (David
Howard King)
June 17, 2016: "Albany
grinds toward a finish...
", Politico (Jimmy Vielkind)
June 20, 2016: "Many
Say Session Falls Short on Addressing Corruption", WXXI
public radio (Karen DeWitt)
June 22, 2016 "'No
point' in calling legislators back for ethics session",
Albany Times Union (Chris Bragg)
June 22, 2016: "Keeping
the cash coming",
Daily News
(Wayne Barrett)
June 23, 2016: "New
York Legislature passed $56 million in pork barrel projects at end
of legislative session" Daily News (Glenn Blain)
June 28, 2016: "Pay
panel members get snappish in discussion of legislative pay raises",
Capitol Confidential (Casey Seiler)
June 28, 2016: "Tensions
flair at NY pay-hike meeting", WGRZ.com (Jon
Campbell/Gannett)
June 29, 2016: "Make
voices heard on state legislator pay raise",
Daily Gazette
July 26, 2016: "Commission
looks at raising lawmakers' pay",
Albany Times Union (Rick Karlin)
July 26, 2016: "Panel
member proposes 47% pay hike for state lawmakers",
Times Herald Record (Chris McKenna)
July 26, 2016: "Contact
you lawmakers about their pay raise",
Daily Gazette (Mark Mahoney)
July 28, 2016:
"Legislators
haven't earned pay raise",
Daily Gazette (Sara Foss)
July 29, 2016: "Big
Pay Hike for State Officials?",
WGRZ TV (David McKinley)
July 29, 2016: "Should
legislators get a pay raise", Daily Gazette
August 1, 2016: "Their
debt to the taxpayers: New York's cowardly, money-grubbing
legislators", Daily News
(editorial)
August 1, 2016: "Pay
hike must be earned", Albany Times Union (editorial)
August 2, 2016: "Panel
looks at $37,400 pay hike for Assembly, Senate members",
Albany Times Union (Rick Karlin)
August 2, 2016: "Five
candidates for state senate urge special commission to not 'reward
lawmakers for their bad behavior' with salary hikes", Daily
News (Glenn Blain)
August 3, 2016: "Niccolai,
other Senate candidates, make case against legislative raises",
Albany Times Union (Matthew Hamilton)
August 3, 2016: "Official
Pushes 48 Percent Pay Raise for Legislators",
New York Law Journal (Joel Stashenko)
August 3, 2016: "In
Albany, Pay Raises Are A Political Bomb -- and Now It's Going Off",
WNYC Radio (Karen Rouse)
August 3, 2016: "Lawmakers
'have to show up' to make a case for pay raise", Albany
Times Union (Casey Seiler)
August 3, 2016: "Cuomo:
Lawmakers' Performance 'Hasn't Been Great' in Pay Raise Case",
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)
August 4, 2016: "New
York Good Government Groups Call for Business Subsidy Database",
Associated Press
August 4, 2016: "Proposed
pay raise would make NY lawmakers highest paid in US",
The Fray (Chris McKenna)
August 5, 2016: "Will
NY Lawmakers get a 47% raise?", Gannett (Joseph Spector)
August 6, 2016: "Don't
keep secrets: State legislators should publicly declare if they want a
pay raise", Watertown Daily Times (editorial)
August 6, 2016: "The
Fray: Raise of 47% would make state lawmakers the highest paid in U.S."
, Times Herald Record (Chris McKenna)
August 8, 2016: "Panel
Floats Figures for A Legislative Pay Raise", The Chief
August 12, 2016: "Legislators
in Albany Need to Earn Their Raise", Syracuse New
Times (Luke Parsnow)
August 12, 2016: "Don't
Keep Secrets:
August 12, 2016: "Don't
like legislative pay raises? Sign this petition",
Albany Times Union (Matthew Hamilton)
August 13, 2016: "Angry
about legislative pay raises? There's a petition for
that", Albany Times Union (Matthew Hamilton)
petition
August 13, 2016: "Euchus
criticizes Larkin for 'outrageous' pay raise proposal" ,
MidHudson News.Com
August 14, 2016: "U.S.
Attorney Preet Bharara must stay on the job", Daily
Freeman (Alan Chartock)
August 15, 2016: "Pay
Raise for NYS legislature Becomes Campaign Issue"
(Roger Connor)
August 16, 2016: "Gawker
report about Cuomo swearing-in prompts new questions about
corruption investigations, transparency"
August 16, 2016: "Be
honest about pay hike", Albany Times Union
(editorial)
August 18, 2016: "Paychecks
in court", Newsday (Ann Michaud)
August 18, 2016: "Seward:
Mandate relief for the counties is a pen stroke away
Times Telegram
August 18, 2016: "State
lawmakers call for pay raises", Riverdale Press
(Anthony Capote)
August 19, 2016: "Unelected
panel shouldn't decide pay raises for lawmakers",
Times-Herald-Record-on-Line (Chris McKenna)
State
lawmakers in line for 47 percent raise", Lockport
Union-Sun & Journal (Joe Mahoney)
August 20, 2016: "Readers
reject idea of stat raises"
"North
Country Assembly candidate criticizes state legislature for bill
that would raise lawmaker wages by 47 percent " North County Now
News, August 22, 2016
August 22, 2016: "Trickle
down election economics"
August 23, 2016 "Assembly
hopefuls oppose raises for state lawmakers", Watertown
Daily Times (Frank DiFiore)
August 23, 2016: "A
history of legislative pay raises in New York",
Politico (Bill Mahoney)
September 8, 2016: "A
pay raise fantasy", Register-Star (editorial)
September 8, 2016: "NYS
Exposed: Tell the commission what you think about a pay
raise for lawmakers" (Berkeley Brean)
September 14, 2016: "Judge
dismisses cases against NY pay raise panel', The
Fray (Chris McKenna)
September 21, 2016: "Cuomo
mum on proposed 47 percent hike for lawmakers, execs",
Newsday (Mike Gormley)
September 22, 2016: "NYS
Exposed: News 10NBC delivers lawmaker pay raise petition to
the legislature" (Berkeley Brean)
September 22, 2016: "Panel
considers raises for state lawmakers, officials",
Times-Herald-Record-on-Line (Chris McKenna)
September 23, 2016: "Legislative
Pay Raise 'Laughable' in Light of Corruption Bombshell",
Senator Serino press release
September 23, 2016: "Say
nothing, get nothing: Unless legislators tell a pay raise
commission how much they want and what ethics reforms
they'll agree to, they shouldn't get a cent", Daily
News (editorial)
September 26, 2016: "Gov.
Cuomo wants more ethics reforms in exchange for Legislative
pay raises", Daily News (Ken Lovett)
September 26, 2016: "Pay-raise
prospects uncertain", Albany Times Union
(editorial)
September 27, 2016: "Heastie:
Pay raise should be considered on its own" Albany
Times Union (Matthew Hamilton)
September 28, 2016: "Lawmakers'
hopes for pay raises dim", NY Now (Karen DeWitt)
September 23, 2016: "Gov.
Cuomo and Legislature quietly tucked away $19B for unknown
uses in state budget, report reveals", Daily News
(Glenn Blain)
September 30, 2016: "Potential
Pay Increase for NYS Lawmakers Not Going Over Well on
Campaign Trail", Time-Warner Cable News (Nick
Reisman)
October 4, 2016: "Pay
Raise for New York Legislators Becomes Campaign Issue"
4NY (David Klepper)
Times Herald Record on Line
Brown County Democrat
October 5, 2016: "Assembly
Speaker Carl Heastie demands a raise for lawmakers",
NY Post (Kristen Conley)
October 5, 2016: "At
minimum, increase lawmaker pay to match inflation",
Capitol Confidential blog (Matthew Hamilton)
October 5, 2016: "Assembly
Speaker: pay raise for NY legislators 'long overdue'",
Auburnpub.com (Robert Harding)
October 5, 2016: "Heastie:
Payraise should match inflation", Capitol
Confidential-blog (Matthew Hamilton)
October 5, 2016: "Lawmakers
sees legal issues in discussing pay raise, policy",
Albany Times Union (Matthew Hamilton)
October 6, 2016: "Assembly
candidates vie over changes needed in government",
Poughkeepsie Journal (Nina Schutzman)
October 7, 2016: "Pay
raise for NY legislators faces fight", WGRZ.com
(Joseph Spector/Gannett)
Press & Sun bulletin
October 8, 2016: "Keep
waiting for that pay raise: State legislators need to
explain what salary increase they think they deserve",
Daily News (editorial)
October 10, 2016: "Don't
raise lawmakers' pay", Albany Times Union (ltr to
editor)
October 12, 2016: "Sen.
Jeff Klein rebuffs Cuomo on linking pay hikes, ethics reform",
Buffalo News (Tom Precious)
October 13, 2016: "47
legislative percent pay raise proposal in New York fuels
debate" (AMI Newswire (Michael Carroll)
October 14, 2016: "Most
oppose pay hike for Legislature", Rochester
Business Journal
October 17, 2016: "Democrats
can't stand Cuomo meddling in pay raise talks",
Carl Campanile (NY Post)
October 17, 2016: "Sans
hearing, legislative pay hearing cancelled",
Capitol Confidential (Rick Karlin)
October 17, 2016: "Panel
cancels hearing on proposed raises for NY lawmakers",
Times Herald Record-on-Line (Chris McKenna)
October 17, 2016: "Should
New York Lawmakers Get A Pay Raise?", WXXI,
Connections (Evan Dawson)
October 17, 2016: "With
no lawmakers signing up to testify, pay raise hearing is
canceled", Albany Times Union (Rick Karlin)
October 17, 2016: "Dismissal
of lawsuit against pay panel being appealed", Daily
News (Ken Lovett)
October 17, 2016: "Pay
raises for New York State lawmakers in limbo after no pols
sign up to testify at panel hearing", Daily News
(Ken Lovett)
October 17, 2016: "You
Paid for It: Legislative pay raise hearing cancelled",
Channel 6 News/WRGB staff
October 19, 2016: "Public
Service Committee mum on state mandate for district attorney
races", Batavian (Howard Owens)
October 20, 2016:
Batavia News WBTA-Batavia FM (Alex Feig)
October 21, 2016: "Pay
Raise Issue Takes Center Stage", The Jewish Press
(Marc Cronish)
October 22, 2016; October 24, 2016: "Hard
to talk of pay raises", Albany Times Union (Casey
Seiler, Stefan Lembo Stolba)
October 24, 2016: "NYS
Exposed: Lawmakers go on the record on pay raise increase",
WHEC (Berkeley Brean)
October 24, 2016: "As
commission ponders legislator pay raise, opinions differ
between upstate and downstate", WBFO-Buffalo NPR
(Michael Mroziak)
October 24, 2016: "Cuomo
on ethics reforms: 2017 starts with outside income reform",
Albany Times Union (Matt Hamilton)
October 27, 2016: "More
delay, no pay for Albany lawmakers", Daily News
editorial
October 27, 2016: "Hawley
continues to oppose pay raises for legislators",
The Batavian (Billie Owens)
October 28, 2016: "Valesky
looking forward", Oneida Daily Dispatch (NYSNYS
News-Kyle Hughes)
October 31, 2016: "Assemblyman
Steve Hawley calls for renewed focus on lawmakers' public
service over pay raises", Genesee/Wyoming/Orleans
Daily News
November 5, 2016 "Magee
opposes a pay raise, focuses on fighting for Central New
York families", Madison County Courier (Magee)
November 5, 2016: "Panel
may decide Thursday on raises for state lawmakers",
Times Herald-Record (Chris McKenna)
November 5, 2016: "State
Senate candidates differ on pay raises", Livingston
News (Matt Leader)
November 8, 2016: "Lawmakers
Group Endorses Raise for State Lawmakers", NYLJ
(Joel Stashenko)
November 9, 2016: "Pay
Commission is postponed again and Megna poised to join",
Capital Confidential (Rick Karlin)
November 11, 2016: "NY
legislator pay hikes in jeopardy, panel running out of time",
Syracuse.com (Patrick Lohmann)
November 14, 2016: "Recommendations
Near, State Pay Commission Constitutionality Questioned",
Gotham Gazette (Brendan Birth)
November 14, 2016: "Raise
pay for state lawmakers", Albany Times Union
(Commentary Hector Figueroa)
November 14, 2016: "NY
pay-hike panel at odds as deadline looms", Gannett
(Jon Campbell)
November 15, 2016: "New
York state legislator pay: look up salaries, extra pay for
each lawmaker", Syracuse.com (Michelle Breidenbach)
November 15, 2016: "Legislative
pay raises denied after Cuomo appointees balk",
Syracuse.com (Patrick Lohmann)
November 15, 2016: "Cuomo
allies block pay hike for NY legislators", Gannett
(Jon Campbell)
November 15, 2016: "Gov
Cuomo's appointees deny pay raises for New York State
lawmakers until more ethics reforms are passed",
Daily News (Glenn Blain)
November 15, 2016: "Pay
raise showdown: no reform, no raise", Daily News
(editorial)
November 15, 2016: "Flanagan,
Heastie say linking raise to legislation is 'totally
unacceptable'", Capitol Confidential (Rick Karlin)
November 15, 2016: "State
Pay Commission Implodes as Governor's Appointees Effectively
Kill Salary Increases", Gotham Gazette (Samar
Khurshid)
November 15, 2016: "Pay
hike for New York State lawmakers rejected",
Morning Times-Associated Press
November 15, 2016: "Cuomo's
appointees block pay hike for legislators and link any pay
raise to ethics reforms", Buffalo News (Tom
Precious)
November 15, 2016: "43
percent pay hike for New York state lawmakers rejected",
Times Herald Record on Line (Chris McKenna)
November 15, 2016: "New York Lawmakers
Will Not Get Raise, Commission Decides", New York Times
(Jesse McKinley, Vivian Yee)
November 15, 2016: "Legislators
voice objection to mandated pay raise for D.A., but pass
resolution", The Batavian (Howard Owen)
November 15, 2016: "Albany
legislators should vote if they want a pay raise",
Newsday (editorial)
November 16, 2016: "Nothing
for nothing as Albany bums get no pay raise", Daily
News (editorial)
November18, 2016: "State
legislators seeking a pay increase, must agree to limits on
outside income", Buffalo News (editorial)
November 18, 2016: "Commission
right to block lawmaker raise", Adirondack Daily
Enterprise (editorial)
November 17, 2016:
"NY
Executive Commission shuts down Albany pay hike",
Evening Sun (Matthew White)
November 18, 2016: "Salary
worth less today for state lawmakers than when first passed"
Politifacts (Dan Clark)
November 19, 2016: "Commission
right to block lawmaker raise" Adirondack Daily
Enterprise (editorial)
November 19, 2016: "Days
of whine and no raises for New York lawmakers", New
York Post (editorial)
November 21, 2016: "In
Our Opinion: Legislature justifies low expectations",
Daily Star (editorial)
November 21, 2016: "Albany
pols seek vengeance against Cuomo over pay raises by
flooding his office during Thanksgiving", Daily
News (Ken Lovett)
November 30, 2016: "Albany's
Spat Over Pay Raises Turns Into Late Night Press Release
War", Observer (William Bredderman)
November 30, 2016: "Cuomo:
special session should address 'the people's business'
(updated x2)", Capitol Confidential (Matthew
Hamilton)
November 30, 2016: "Cuomo
floats early return for legislature", Gannett (Jon
Campbell)
December 1, 2016: "Cuomo
Adds to His Wish List as State Legislators Seek a Raise",
New York Times (Jesse McKinley)
December 4, 2016: "Raise
linked to ethics deal is part of Albany politics of pay",
Buffalo News (Tom Precious)
December 5, 2016: "Does
Higher Pay Attract Better Politicians?", Gotham
Gazette (Meg O'Connor)
December 5, 2016: "Carl
Heastie mulls overriding Cuomo to push lawmakers pay raise
bill", Daily News (Ken Lovett)
December 6, 2016: "Morelle:
I don't think term limits are going to be on the table",
Capital Confidential (Matthew Hamilton)
December 6, 2016: "State
Legislators' Pay Raise Is Uncertain" News7, Fox28,
METV
December 7, 2016: "Assembly
Dems Told To Keep Next Week Open", State of
Politics (Nick Reisman)
December 7, 2016: "Legislators
decry term limit proposal amid pay raise talks",
Watertown Daily Times (Brian Molongowski)
December 8, 2016: "Mathematics
of pay hike is not in New York state legislators' favor",
Buffalo News (Rod Watson)
December 8, 2016: "County
Executive' Corner: A return to madness", Rockland
Co. Times (Rockland Co. Exective Ed Day)
December 8, 2016: "Come
to terms in Albany", Observer Dispatch (editorial)
December 8, 2016: "Right
choice on no raise", Observer (editorial)
December 8, 2016: "NYS
HV Senators Weigh In On Talk Of Legislative Pay Raise",
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio (Allison Dunne)
December 10, 2016: "New
York Legislature's shameful bid for a pay raise",
Daily Freeman (Alan Chartock)
December 10, 2016: "Andrew
Cuomo's ethics reforms for the legislature appear stalled",
Newsday (Mike Gormley)
December 12, 2016: "State
legislators shouldn't get a pay hike without limits on
outside income", Buffalo News (editorial)
December 12, 2016: "Source:
'Significant' Pay Hike For Legislators Now Unlikely"
, State of Politics (Nick Reisman)
December 12, 2016: "Cuomo's
commissioners could see pay hike too", Gannett (Jon
Campbell)
December 12, 2016: "Pay
raise? What about a tax decrease?", Record on
Line, letter to the editor by Larry Delarose
December 13, 2016: "DeFrancisco
says vote on legislative pay raise should not be linked to
other proposals" WVRO public radio (Ellen Abbott)
December 13, 2016: "Tedisco
Says He Opposes A Special Session", State of
Politics (Nick Reisman)
December 13, 2016: "Senate
republicans skeptical about special session",
Politico (Jimmy Vielkind)
December 15, 2016: "Gov
says session to enact legislators' pay hike in jeopardy as
Senate drags feet on homeless housing funds", Daily
News (Ken Lovett)
December 17, 2016: "Confront
Trump? NY lawmakers want pay raise first", Olean
Times-Herald-AP (David Klepper)
December 17, 2016: "Legislators
should be paid what they deserve -- less",
Post-Star (Ken Tingley)
December 18, 2016: "State
legislators should be wary of special session charade",
Slant (Liz Krueger)
December 19, 2016: "Cuomo,
Heastie vow to do 'the people's business' if special session
is held", Capitol Confidential (Matthew Hamilton)
December 20, 2016: "Cuomo,
top lawmakers still talking about legislative pay raise"
WCAX.com
December 20, 2016: "Gov.
Cuomo, NY lawmakers Persevere on Special Session Talks",
WAMC Radio (Karen DeWitt)
December 22, 2016: "Legislative
pay raise talks to continue until last minute as Gov. tries
to milk all he can from a potential deal", Daily
News (Ken Lovett)
December 22, 2016: "Gov.
Cuomo's reform proposal gets blowback from AG", AMC
Radio (Karen DeWitt)
December 23, 2016: "Special
session talks blow up as Senate GOP leave the table",
Capitol Confidential (Matthew Hamilton
December 24, 2016: "New
York Lawmakers Won't Hold Special Session on Raises and
Ride-Hailing App", New York Times (Eli Rosenberg,
Jesse McKinley)
December 26, 2016: "No shame, no raise",
Daily News (editorial)
December 27, 2016: "Cuomo
seeking legislative pay raise deal before end of 2016",
Daily News (Ken Lovett)
December 27, 2016: "Politician
accuses Cuomo of attempting to bribe the Legislature",
NY Post (Carl Campanile)
December 28, 2016: "New
York lawmakers won't meet for extra 2016 session to talk
legislative pay raise and other issues", Daily News
(Ken Lovett)
January 24, 2016: "Cuomo
blames Senate after salary hike for lawmakers fails"
Daily News (Kirstan Conley)
October 2, 2017: "Cuomo
isn't ready to talk about pay raises for legislators"
City & State (Gerson Berraro)
RNN -- Gannett/ "Higher
Pay Might Reduce Albany Corruption"
2018
"Salaries
of NY State Judges Increase for Third Year"
New
York Law Journal (Susan DeSantis)
2019
"Where Do State Judges Get Paid the Most? Its
Complicated"
New York Law Journal (Ben Hancock)
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