So, in 2005, Silver awarded Taub's research center a $ 250,000 research grant from an $ 8.5 million
pool of taxpayer money established by the state Health Care Reform Act — which was disbursed at the speaker's sole discretion with no public disclosure, court papers state.
«With
money getting so tight in government, the only way to go is to
pool resources and share facilities so the
taxpayers only pay $ 1 instead
of $ 3 for the same services.»