Can't get enough news on pension padding, double-dipping and other public workforce issues? The right-leaning Empire Center for New York State Policy has launched a new blog, NY Public Payroll Watch.

Empire Center Director E.J. McMahon says the site will shine a stronger spotlight on an area with important financial and managerial implications for government. The blog is being written by Lise Bang-Jensen, a senior policy analyst with the center and the former co-host of the public affairs television show Inside Albany.