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Albany Times Union Sues State Comptroller for New York Payroll Data

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· Story link The Albany Times Union sued the New York state comptroller over his refusal to release state payroll…

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The Albany Times Union sued the New York state comptroller over his refusal to release state payroll data. The newspaper’s investigations editor, J. Robert Port, had requested electronic copies of payroll tables earlier this year. Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said in denying the request that other payroll data could not be separated from Social Security numbers, which may be withheld under state law. (9/4/08)

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