US - New York Democrat Billed Taxpayers for Phone Sex

Don't hear the Democrats moaning about this.

During a debate last week with Meier, Arcuri accused the Republican state senator of raising taxes while in Albany. Meier immediately rebutted the charge, pointing to the budgets that Arcuri oversaw as district attorney.

Those budgets—like the expense reports—have also increased significantly since Arcuri first took office. His first budget request for the department was $1.3 million in 1995. Last year, however, he requested a budget of $3.7 million—representing a 183% increase.

Now we know why.