Politics on the Hudson

Legislative expense in Westchester

Posted by: Glenn Blain - Posted in Bill Ryan, Martin Rogowsky, Tom Abinanti, Westchester Board of Legislators on Mar 24, 2008

In case you missed it on Sunday, The Journal News looked at the expense reports of the Westchester Board of Legislators and found that spending by lawmakers had jumped sevenfold over the past five years.

Using data, obtained through the state Freedom of Information Law, the newspaper also revealed that four legislators in particular accounted for more than 80 percent of all such costs billed since 2003: Thomas Abinanti, Chairman William Ryan, Majority Leader Martin Rogowsky and former Vice Chairman Clinton Young – submitted more than $70,000 in bills for various expenses.

Ryan defended the expenses, saying they were due to greater involvement in national organizations and constituent services.

 

 

 

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3 Responses to “Legislative expense in Westchester”

1. the consultant March 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

   now would be a good time for an investigation into
   what the expenditures were for ie were there any
   expenditures for personal benefit…unrelated to
   county business..and what is the idea of allowing
   these guys to spend that kind of money…the
   county legislature is starting to look like
   a public trough where those who are in a position to
   benefit have no regard for the pubic money
   I note that four of the legislators are democrats
   no republicans …and now that the board is
   veto proof that should be a wake up call to
   balance things out by putting in a republican
   county executive to check the spending of the
   democrats

2. Ziggie March 24th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

   And you need a new leadership team at the Legislature. Bounce Ryan – pick somebody from outside the Good Ole Boys Club

3. ed March 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

   You can bet the “expenses” we’ve so far seen are just the iceberg’s tip.