FEDERAL CORPORATE TAX CUTS JUST GAVE NEW BILLIONS TO NEW YORK BUSINESSES- WHAT ABOUT THE MTA?
There is a sudden new source of money in New York State that is getting little attention in the debateContinue Reading
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MAKING VOTING EASIER – AND SOME OF THE ROADBLOCKS ALONG THE WAY
The Albany Times-Union advocated a number of remedies to New York’s laws to increase voting participation in the State andContinue Reading
The Coming Election for Governor and the Economy in Upstate New York
The health of the Upstate New York economy will be a major issue in the coming election for Governor ofContinue Reading
Cuomo gave MTA chump change from State’s $9.9 billion windfall in settlements with Wall Street Badguys
The State of New York received nearly $9.9 billion between 2014 and 2017 in legal settlements from 33 different financialContinue Reading
Ballot Question this November: Shall there be a Constitutional Convention?
On Election Day this November voters will be asked the question: ” Shall there be a convention to revise theContinue Reading
EDUCATION AID AND TAX CUTS
The New York State budget approved this April provided the lowest funding increase for public schools in the last fiveContinue Reading
Housing and Hardball Politics
The adopted State budget includes a $2.5 billion appropriation for new affordable housing, with $1 billion for supportive housing. TheContinue Reading
Statewide Electric Rate Hike Goes into Effect April 1
Last August the New York State Public Service Commission ordered the State’s utilities to buy electricity at higher rates fromContinue Reading
The Triumph of the Medicaid program
One big health care story in the wake of the failure to repeal Obamacare is the triumph of the MedicaidContinue Reading