Other state employees need a special waiver from the state and must change jobs. (syracuse.com)
I lived in rural N.Y. and when the city went bankrupt, the state stole my mothers retirement fund (and millions of other state employees») to bail it out. (cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com)
Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R,C,I - Melrose), Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) and Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I - Smithtown) today announced new legislation to prohibit New York's elected officials and other state employees from pocketing free airfare and luxurious hotel stays as a result of frequent flier / travel reward points gained from taxpayer - funded travel. (jimtedisco.com)