NYS legislature most bloated in nation — by far
Albany Tops in Staff Size
N.Y. Legislature’s Bureaucracy Dwarfs That of Other States
By RUSSELL BERMAN
Staff Reporter of the Sun
February 22, 2008
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The Empire State’s Legislature employs more people than any other state legislature in the nation.
The state Assembly and Senate totaled 3,428 staff members during its busiest period in 2003, the most recent year for which the National Conference of State Legislatures has employment data. That number is nearly 500 more than the second highest state, Pennsylvania, and it’s more than 45% more than either California or Texas, the two most populous states in the union.