Sentences with phrase «public pension costs»

He also said soaring public pension costs are hurting the county and local municipalities.

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.

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.

Senate Republicans have been supportive of Cuomo's plans to bring down future public pensions costs, including a 401k option for new employees, but Assembly Democrats have not agreed.

A controversial reform measure headed for the 2016 ballot could cut public pension costs by giving taxpayers a say on retirement plans — but it could upend collective bargaining in the process, according to several analyses.

The expiration of a sales tax increase in 2019 and rising public pension costs could challenge the city's finances, said Lori Trevino, a Moody's Investors Service analyst, in an interview.