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New York Needs Broad-Based Tax Relief
Recently, the Tax Foundation released its state-by-state rankings of business tax climates, and New York’s placement improved by two slots to 48th place. This improvement is good news, but it highlights that there is still much work to be done. New York is not quite ready for a victory lap. Let’s not kid ourselves. Our […]
New Ethics Laws a Start but More Needs to Be Done
“Ethics reform” has been a buzz phrase heard in Albany and around the state a lot over the last few years and for good reason. Lately, there have been several high-profile cases of wrongdoing by state officials. However, as is often the case in state politics, what is meant by “ethics reform” depends on who
Report: SU’s Jerami Grant to enter the NBA Draft
Syracuse University (SU) sophomore forward Jerami Grant will enter the 2014 NBA Draft, foregoing his final two years of eligibility at SU, according to a
Where’s Neville Chamberlain when you really need him?
Is it 2014 or 1938? I ask because current events are eerily reminiscent of my birth year. In March 1938, Adolph Hitler gobbled up Austria in a so-called plebiscite. This absorption of an independent country into the homeland came on the heels of the German army marching into the Rhineland two years earlier ostensibly to
Reacting to the 2014-15 New York State Budget
While the $138 billion spending plan for 2014-15 is not ideal, I am pleased with many components of the New York state budget and, accordingly, voted in favor of many of the budget bills. For one, it restores $602 million of the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) for school districts. This is good news for our
Here is a money-making idea for you. Rent a van. Drive to Missouri. Load the van with cigarettes. Drive back and sell them in New York. Sell them for $1 less per pack than the normal price in the state. Voila! If you do this with 10,000 packs of smokes, you pocket more than $30,000.
Outlining the Priorities for a Final State Budget
As New York legislative leaders representing both the Assembly and Senate discuss and debate their goals for the upcoming state spending plan, with an April 1 deadline looming, a number of ideas have been put on the table. I recently urged my legislative colleagues to consider the following items that have statewide ramifications. Final budget
Growing old can have its advantages. One is that you can shrug off the latest calamities — because you have seen so many other calamities over the years — and you know they fizzled. This makes you look good. Younger people complain about the latest calamity. The world is running out of … fill in
Most Regents Re-appointed by Majority; Legislation Passes Assembly to Change Common Core
The New York State Legislature recently met in joint session to elect four members to the state Board of Regents. The Board of Regents is responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities in the state, including implementation of educational standards such as the much-maligned Common Core standards. The board consists of 17 members,
Liberal Tax Mentality is an Insult to Upstate
As lawmakers engage in the budget-making process, a flurry of policies and proposals are unveiled and considered. The idea of universal pre-kindergarten in New York state is not a new one, but it has gained increased attention since the governor defined it as priority in his budget address, and the mayor of New York City
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