He also said soaring public pension costs are hurting the county and local municipalities. (riverjournalonline.com)
During the upcoming campaign, I'll be presenting my Contract for New York to cap state spending, cap local property taxes, waive capital gains taxes to spur economic growth, control public pension costs, disability and Medicaid fraud, and expand school choice. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The Empire Center for Public Policy, a think tank that tracks public pension costs, said Silver's pension may be as high as $ 98,000 if additional factors such as his pre-Albany experience as a New York City Civil Court clerk and other service credits are included. (newsday.com)