Comptroller Puzzels Over Competing Payroll Statements
Thursday, July 09, 2009
New York, NY –
State Controller Thomas DiNapoli is withholding pay from Senators in Albany until the stalemate is resolved. He says it's because he's getting competing payroll statements from Democrats and Republicans.
REPORTER: He says there will be no pay for Senators until courts sort the issue out. A hearing on the payroll issue is scheduled for tomorrow morning in Albany .
As the stalemate drags on, DiNapoli says state's coffers are suffering.
DINAPOLI: I don't want to say Albany is going to be like Sacramento, fortunately were not as bad as California, but we've been saying all along that this budget was put together with a tremendous amount of hope that the economy would recover quickly, that's obviously not happening.
REPORTER: DiNapoli says revenues for April were down 40 percent and May projections were down 30 percent from last year.
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.