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Merry Christmas: NY Lawmakers To Become Highest Paid In US After Approving Raise Merry Christmas: NY Lawmakers To Become Highest Paid In US After Approving Raise
Merry Christmas: NY Lawmakers To Become Highest Paid In US After Approving Raise New York State lawmakers have voted to give themselves a significant pay raise days before Christmas, a move that would make them the highest paid in the country. Meeting for a special session in Albany on Thursday, Dec. 22, the legislature approved a bill that raises member pay by $32,000, bringing their total annual compensation to $142,000, beginning in 2023. The final vote in the Senate was 33 to 23 in favor, and 81 to 52 in the Assembly, WRGB reports. Every Republican in the Assembly voted against the pay hike. If the bill becomes law, it would also cap how much legislators can make…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Scam Emails Claiming To Be From IRS Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Scam Emails Claiming To Be From IRS
Don't Fall For It: Alert Issued For Scam Emails Claiming To Be From IRS Tax Day has come and gone, but the Internal Revenue Service is cautioning of opportunistic fraudsters who have been targeting taxpayers through email scams. In recent weeks, some Americans have reported that they've received emails purportedly from members of the IRS phishing for personal information through both professional and personal accounts. According to reports, the emails have been coming from spam accounts and address taxpayers at the top of the email with the term “dear user,” and no specific name. Related story - IRS May Charge Penalty If You're In One of These Categories…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Mount Vernon Wins Sick Pay Lawsuit Over Retired Police Officers Mount Vernon Wins Sick Pay Lawsuit Over Retired Police Officers
Mount Vernon Wins Sick Pay Lawsuit Over Retired Police Officers City officials in Mount Vernon saved taxpayers millions of dollars after a police-sick-time lawsuit was filed by eight retired officers with the department. The New York State Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed in 2016 by eight retired police officers and their union, which alleged that the city owed them compensation for unused sick time. In total, the officers were requesting more than $450,000 in the lawsuit. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced that Judge Joan Lefkowitz accepted the City’s request that she end the case in favor of Mount Vernon. In her decision, Lefkowitz s…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
No More 'Sweep It Under Rug Economics' Says Latimer In State Of County No More 'Sweep It Under Rug Economics' Says Latimer In State Of County
No More 'Sweep It Under Rug Economics' Says Latimer In State Of County “What I am here to deliver tonight is news that it is a new day in Westchester County. A day of new opportunity, a day of new ideas and approaches and a day of new growth. And friends - the State of our County is moving forward," Westchester County Executive George Latimer said in his first State of the County address.  Latimer, a Democrat from Rye, spoke to a capacity crowd on Monday, April 16 in the Legislative Chambers of the Board of Legislators in White Plains. His speech included various initiatives that Latimer and his staff are working on, including: -- Westchester County’s jo…

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by Jon Craig