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Cell-Phone Charges: New York’s Growing Tax
This summer, the Tax Foundation released a map showing the combined local, state, and federal cell-phone tax rates. The map showed, not surprisingly, that New
Greasing the skids to get the gambling referendum approved
What do you think? Any hint of corruption here? First, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes gambling a major plank in his plans for the
Proposition One: What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? According to Will Shakespeare, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Some call it
A few lines from a song capture New York state’s dilemma. From the musical named “1776”: “Does anybody care? Is anybody there?” The state has
Syracuse finds a quarterback and may have saved its season
Following two straight losses to open the 2013 season and a tepid start to its game against Wagner, the Syracuse Orange football team’s season was
When it comes to Washington, how often do you ask, “How can they do this to us?” Here is a simple answer for you: Beltway
Higher Minimum Wage Isn’t the Answer
A bunch of fast-food workers went on strike for a day recently — to call for lifting the minimum wage in their state — from
Back in 1995, the Cato Institute published a study entitled, “The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off,” which analyzed welfare benefits in all 50 states, and concluded
New Lake-Level Plan Leaves Questions Unanswered
There is a new water-level plan proposed for Lake Ontario that will threaten shoreline property, recreational activity, and damage public infrastructure. Plan 2014 has been
“No fracking in New York! No more pipelines either!,” the man screamed into my face. We were at a farmers’ market across from the school
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