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End of the Year Pay Raises --
Their "Finest Hour" -- Posturing in Full Force

COMPLAINT & ANALYSIS, UPCOMING --

 

Senate webpage:  S.9617     pdf    

Senate webpage:  A.10730     pdf

 

December 22, 2022

VIDEO -- Senate Floor Proceedings  transcript

VIDEO -- Senate Rules Committee

VIDEO -- Assembly Floor Proceedings  transcript

December 31, 2022 signed by Governor Hochul
CHAP.841

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LAWSUITS

June 21, 2024 US district Court decision

Feb 2, 2024  decision
603475/2024

Schwartz v. Commission on Ethics & Lobbying in Government

 

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PRESS IN ACTION

December 8, 2022
"NY Democrats mull December session on pay raises --
but not rising crime
"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

December 9, 2022
"Gov. Hochul voices support for NY legislative pay raise as talks resurface"
Gothamist (Jon Campbell)  Spectrum/NY-1

December 9, 2022
"Hochul backs legislative pay raise amid talk of special session"
Politico (Joseph Spector)

December 12, 2022
"Will New York lawmakers vote for a pay raise before the year is out?"
WXXI (Karen DeWitt)

December 12, 2022
"Holiday surprise: Pay raise for lawmakers?"
WAMC (Blair Horner)

December 13, 2022
"New York lawmakers weigh outside income ban in pay raise discussions"
Spectrum-NY 1 (Nick Reisman)

December 15, 2022
"Hochul encourages cap on outside income if state lawmakers increase pay"
State of Politics/Spectrum News-NY1  (Kate Lisa) & here

December 16, 2022
"Pressure mounts to limit NY lawmakers' outside income"
Spectrum News (Lisa Kate)

December 16, 2022
"'Tough Sell': Albany Democrats mull side-hustle limits
to get $20K pay hike
"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

December 16, 2022
WAMC Radio -- Karen DeWitt

December 18, 2022
"NY lawmaker raises can wait until 2025"
Auburn Citizen (editorial)

December 19, 2022
"New York lawmakers most likely giving themselves a raise this week"
City & State (Shantel Destra)

December 19, 2022
"New York State May Soon Have the Highest Paid Lawmakers
in the U.S
."
Observer (Courtney Vinopal)

December 20, 2022
"New York legislators introduce pay raise bill, could be voted on this week"
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

December 20, 2022
"New York lawmakers set to make themselves highest paid in U.S,
with a $32K raise
"
Daily News (Dennis Slattery) 

December 20, 2022
"Albany Dems introduce bill to raise legislative pay,
before likely special session this week
"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

"Bill would raise state lawmakers pay by more than $30,000 a year"
Public Radio (Karen DeWitt)  & here

December 20, 2022
"N.Y. Lawmakers call special session to vote on pay raises"
Bloomberg Law (Keshia Clukey)

December 20, 2022
"Pay raise for New York lawmakers stir calls for further action"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)

December 20, 2022
"Legislators likely to vote on pay raise in special session later this week"
Albany Times Union (Rage Justin)

"Bill would raise state lawmakers' pay $32,000 to $142,000 per year"
(Karen DeWitt) & here

Dec. 21 -- Gov press announcement -- minimum pay raise to upstate New Yorkers

December 21
"SUNY union leader urges Hochul to boost funding for public higher education "
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

December 21, 2022
"About that raise..."
Albany Times Union (editorial)

December 21, 2022
"Any deal on lawmaker raises must include limits on outside income"
Buffalo News (editorial

December 21, 2022
"Gov Kathy Hochul fails to tie NY lawmaker raises to tougher bail laws: sources"
New York Post (Carl Campanile, Bernadette Hogan, Bruce Golding)

"Albany pay raise or pay heist?"
Daily News (editorial)

December 22, 2022
"$142,000 a Year: State Legislators' Expected New Salary"
New York Times (James Barron, Jesse McKinley

December 22, 2022
"PBA decries veto of pension measure by Hochul
as lawmakers eye prepare raise session
"
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

December 22, 2022
"Ethics groups: Outside income limit does not go far enough for New York lawmakers"
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

December 22, 2022
"$32,000 Raises: What Brings NY Lawmakers Back to Albany in December"
New York Times (Jesse McKinley, with Jay Root)

December 22, 2022
"N.Y. lawmakers Set to Become Highest Paid in the Nation"
Bloomberg (Keshia Clukey)

December 22, 2022
"New York lawmakers approve bill to increase their own pay"
State of Politics (Nick Reisman)

December 22, 2022
"NY lawmakers vote to raise their pay to $142K,
making them the highest paid state legislators in the U.S
."
WXXI (Karen DeWitt)

December 22, 2022
"NY legislators pass bill making them nation's best-paid"
New Haven Register-AP (Maysoon Khan-Report for America) Long Island Press

December 22, 2022
"NY lawmakers approve $32K salary boost for themselves, now highest paid in US"
Daily News (Denis Slattery)

December 22, 2022
"New York lawmakers give themselves a $32,000 pay hike"
WNYC  (Jon Campbell)

December 22, 2022
"You paid for it: Special session for lawmaker raise cost taxpayers thousands"
Chanel 6 News (Greg Floyd)

December 22, 2022
"epic pay raise"
New York Post (Carl Campanile, Bernadette Hogan, Bruce Golding)

December 22, 2022
"NY legislators don't deserve a 29% pay raise"
Syracuse.com (editorial)

December 22, 2022
"New York's legislature legislators deserve a raise"
City & State (Howard Fensterman)

December 22, 2022
"New York state lawmakers approve $32K pay raise to become highest paid in nation"
LoHud (David Robinson)
drobinson@lohud.com

December 22, 2022
"As NY lawmakers boost their pay by $32K, how many of their staffers make $32K total"
City & State  (Rebecca Lewis)

tweet -- NYS Legislative Workers United

December 23, 2022
"Gov. Kathy Hochul avoids saying if she will sign or veto
pay raises for NYS legislators
"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

December 23, 2022
"As NY lawmakers approved $32K pay raise, staffers watched quietly 'Its insulting'"
Olean Times Herald (Justin Raga)

December 25, 2022
"Looks like a pay raise for the legislature"
The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis -- David Paterson

December 26, 2022
"NY lawmakers set to make $142,000 after passing 29% payhike for part time work"
Center Square (Steve Bittenbender)

January 1, 2023
"NY Lawmakers Get $32K Pay Raise Making Them Nation's Best Paid"
Channel 4 - CBS (Maysoon Khan)   ABC

January 1, 2023
"Hochul signs bill giving NY legislators pay increase"
New York Post (Zach Williams)

"NY lawmakers get $32,000 pay raise
making them nation's highest paid
"
(AP)

January 2, 2023
"Public perception among the concerns over New York lawmaker pay raise"
Channel 4 - NBC (Carolyn Sistrand)

January 4, 2023
"Pay hike gives Albany legislators double the income
of the average New Yorker
"
Crains (Cara Eisenpress, Jasmine Sheena)

July 27, 2023
"NY Republican lawmakers file suit to overturn outside income limit"
Spectrum News (Nick Reisman)

August 9, 2023
"NY Republicans are suing to keep their outside income. 
Here's how much they make
"
City & State (Amanda Salazar, Sarah Torres)

June 21, 2024 US district Court decision

Feb 2, 2024  decision
603475/2024

Schwartz v. Commission on Ethics & Lobbying in Government

 

July 18, 2024
"Judge blocks outside income limit for NYS lawmakers"
Spectrum News (Jack Arpey)

July 18, 2024
"Outside income cap, which came with NY lawmakers' pay raise,
temporarily halted by judge
"
CBS-6 (Tom Eschen)

 

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January 2, 2023
"State Comptroller Office restores oversight powers"
Channel 10-ABC (Amal Tliage)

 

 

 

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