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- 2008.02.02: This blog will be on hiatus
- 2008.02.01: 'New York can't spend its way out of mess'
- 2008.02.01: Would a new tax ease the burden of high taxes?
- 2008.02.01: More on the need to preserve Indian Point's generating capacity
- 2008.02.01: A tax incentive available to not-for-profit institutions expires
- 2008.02.01: More on the ongoing efforts to right-size New York's hospital sector
- 2008.02.01: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2008.02.01: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.02.01: School Tax Watch
- 2008.02.01: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.02.01: On other policy matters
- 2008.02.01: On other political matters
- 2008.02.01: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.02.01: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.02.01: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.31: More on spending and taxes in the next state budget
- 2008.01.31: More on the Governor's spending plans for revitalizing the Upstate economy
- 2008.01.31: More on the need for more electricity-generating capacity in New York State
- 2008.01.31: Counties warn of effects on proposed new Empire Zone standards
- 2008.01.31: More on chatter about New York City seceding from New York State
- 2008.01.31: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.31: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.31: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.31: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.31: On other political matters
- 2008.01.31: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.31: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.31: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.30: A familiar claim: Albany's budget could force local tax increases
- 2008.01.30: More on taxes and spending in the 2008 budget
- 2008.01.30: More on the Governor's proposed property-tax cap
- 2008.01.30: More on efforts to collect taxes on sales on Indian reservations
- 2008.01.30: More on an emerging Upstate-Downstate divide in the budget debate
- 2008.01.30: More on a push to give more New Yorkers taxpayer-funded health insurance
- 2008.01.30: On efforts to slow the drain of young brains from New York
- 2008.01.30: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2008.01.30: 'A secession plan is floated for New York City'
- 2008.01.30: More on proposals to beef up support for New York's universities
- 2008.01.30: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.30: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.30: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.29: More on what the Upstate economy needs from Albany
- 2008.01.29: Mayor Bloomberg argues that Albany would shortchange the city
- 2008.01.29: Why New York's high construction costs matter
- 2008.01.29: More on efforts to collect taxes from sales on Indian reservations
- 2008.01.29: More on proposals to tax narcotics sales to raise revenues
- 2008.01.29: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2008.01.29: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.29: The FAA may move some jobs from New York State to Atlanta
- 2008.01.29: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.29: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.29: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.29: On other political matters
- 2008.01.29: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.29: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.28: More on the debate over taxes and spending in this year's budget
- 2008.01.28: 'Dragging the state into an even deeper hole'
- 2008.01.28: How higher costs in New York drive businesses out: A case study
- 2008.01.28: More on the Governor's idea of a property-tax cap
- 2008.01.28: On New York's job growth and its implications for the state budget
- 2008.01.28: More on the Governor's record, style, and popularity
- 2008.01.28: More on what the Upstate economy needs from Albany
- 2008.01.28: More on reports of a possible legislative pay raise
- 2008.01.28: More on the debate over a proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2008.01.28: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2008.01.28: More on the Governor's proposal to close some prisons
- 2008.01.28: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.28: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.28: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.28: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.28: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.28: On other political matters
- 2008.01.28: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.28: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.25: More on the debate over taxes and spending and the state budget
- 2008.01.25: More on talk of a pay raise for state legislators
- 2008.01.25: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.25: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.25: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.25: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.25: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.25: On other political matters
- 2008.01.25: More on the role of universities in economic growth
- 2008.01.25: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.25: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.25: This blog will be on hiatus
- 2008.01.24: More reactions to the Governor's budget plan
- 2008.01.24: The Governor appoints a commission to craft property tax-cap ideas
- 2008.01.24: More on the Senate Majority's plan for the Upstate economy
- 2008.01.24: Reports: The Governor agrees to support a raise for state legislators
- 2008.01.24: Dealers are also supposed to pay income tax on what they make dealing
- 2008.01.24: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.24: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.24: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.24: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.24: On other political matters
- 2008.01.24: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.24: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.24: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.23: The Governor's budget plan: Higher spending, taxes, and fees
- 2008.01.23: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.23: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.23: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.23: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.23: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.22: On the Governor's budget plans, the deficit, and the coming spending debate
- 2008.01.22: More on the Governor's plans to help the Upstate economy
- 2008.01.22: More on the Governor's leadership style and political prospects
- 2008.01.22: On the Governor's plans for school spending this year
- 2008.01.22: More on the Governor's proposal to partially privatize the lottery
- 2008.01.22: From a young New Yorker, insights on where young ex-New Yorkers come from
- 2008.01.22: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2008.01.22: More on the Governor's proposal to close some prisons
- 2008.01.22: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.22: Dog bites man: The education establishment resists accountability measures
- 2008.01.22: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.22: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.22: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.22: On on-going efforts to right-size New York's hospital sector
- 2008.01.22: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.22: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.22: On other political matters
- 2008.01.22: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.22: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.22: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.18: A new picture of projected state revenues is even bleaker
- 2008.01.18: More on what Upstate New York needs from Albany
- 2008.01.18: The Governor proposes an increase in health-spending. . .
- 2008.01.18: . . . As health-care groups make their case for preserving health spending
- 2008.01.18: A new survey of Upstate business leaders shows 'glum' views of the economy
- 2008.01.18: A new fuss over new border rules
- 2008.01.18: More on consumer confidence in New York State
- 2008.01.18: The latest job-growth numbers
- 2008.01.18: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.18: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.18: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.18: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.18: On other political matters
- 2008.01.18: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.18: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.17: More on the Governor's 'Upstate State of the State'
- 2008.01.17: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2008.01.17: More on charter-school audits: 'How to mug school reform'
- 2008.01.17: More on the role of universities in economic development
- 2008.01.17: In the North Country, 'a fairy tale comes true'
- 2008.01.17: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.17: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.17: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.17: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.17: On other political matters
- 2008.01.17: More from the casino beat
- 2008.01.17: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.17: All those smart New Yorkers in Westchester County
- 2008.01.17: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.16: On the Governor's 'State of Upstate' message
- 2008.01.16: On the state's fiscal challenge and how Albany plans to meet it
- 2008.01.16: Albany returns some tax dollars to communities for projects
- 2008.01.16: On public employees' lush benefits as a driver of high taxes
- 2008.01.16: Buffalo school board 'comes to its senses' on charter school
- 2008.01.16: More on the Governor's proposal to close some prisons
- 2008.01.16: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.16: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.16: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.16: On other political matters
- 2008.01.16: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.16: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.16: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.16: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.15: SOTS criticism: 'New York State is on the edge of an economic abyss'
- 2008.01.15: Comptroller says deficit may be bigger than thought
- 2008.01.15: More on the case for serious debt reform in New York State
- 2008.01.15: 'Is Downstate ready to help Upstate?'
- 2008.01.15: How industry-university partnerships can boost the economy
- 2008.01.15: One community reconsiders the value of imposing union-friendly mandates on job creation
- 2008.01.15: More on the Governor's proposal to partially privatize Lotto
- 2008.01.15: More on the controversy over tolls in western New York
- 2008.01.15: More on the debate over a proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2008.01.15: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.15: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.15: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.15: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.15: On other political matters
- 2008.01.15: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.15: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.14: More on the Governor's State of the State message and what comes now
- 2008.01.14: On the 'it's-for-the-kids' case for keeping property taxes high
- 2008.01.14: What does 'holding the line on taxes' mean?
- 2008.01.14: On what Albany must do to get things done this year
- 2008.01.14: Looking ahead at the Governor's 'Upstate State of the State'
- 2008.01.14: What New York State can learn from New Mexico
- 2008.01.14: 'Medicaid is not fixed; it's getting worse'
- 2008.01.14: On an effort to change the way taxpayers' public-health dollars are spent
- 2008.01.14: More on the case for serious debt reform in New York State
- 2008.01.14: More on the role of state government in the relatively robust economy in the Albany region
- 2008.01.14: Nuclear power as a 'clean' source of energy
- 2008.01.14: The Governor eyes prison closings to cut costs
- 2008.01.14: 'An official hit job on charter schools'
- 2008.01.14: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.14: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.14: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.14: On other political matters
- 2008.01.14: More on efforts to improve cell-phone coverage in the Adirondacks
- 2008.01.14: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.14: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.14: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.14: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.14: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.11: More on the Governor's proposed cap on property taxes
- 2008.01.11: More on the ideas in the Governor's State of the State message
- 2008.01.11: More on the debate over a proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2008.01.11: More on the controversy over tolls in western New York
- 2008.01.11: Smart growth vs. 'winning growth'
- 2008.01.11: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.11: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.11: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.11: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.11: On other political matters
- 2008.01.11: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.11: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.11: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.11: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.10: More on the Governor's call for a property-tax cap
- 2008.01.10: More on the Governor's State of the State message
- 2008.01.10: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.10: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.10: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.10: On other political matters
- 2008.01.10: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.10: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2008.01.10: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.10: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.09: More on the Governor's State of the State message. . .
- 2008.01.09: Another call for serious debt reform in New York State
- 2008.01.09: On the controversy over tolls in western New York
- 2008.01.09: More on prospects for government consolidation
- 2008.01.09: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.09: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.09: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.09: On other political matters
- 2008.01.09: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2008.01.09: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.09: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.08: On a possible property-tax cap, and what it will take to really cut the tax burden
- 2008.01.08: More predictions and commentary on tomorrow's State of the State message
- 2008.01.08: Insights on where resistance to government consolidation lies (Hint: It's government)
- 2008.01.08: Making the case for preserving on of New York's largest sources of electricity
- 2008.01.08: New investments in high-tech research
- 2008.01.08: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2008.01.08: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.08: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.08: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.08: On other political matters
- 2008.01.08: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.08: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.08: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.08: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.07: Hopes and expectations for the State of the State message and the legislative session
- 2008.01.07: A hard look at what the numbers say about New York's competitiveness
- 2008.01.07: Amid the 'no-tax-hikes' pledges, will taxes actually go down?
- 2008.01.07: From Buffalo, a view of the Capital Region as an Upstate economic oasis
- 2008.01.07: The Governor recounts the achievements of 2007. . .
- 2008.01.07: . . . As reflections on the Governor's record to date continue
- 2008.01.07: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2008.01.07: A threat to countless community development projects
- 2008.01.07: More on ongoing efforts to right-size the state's hospital sector
- 2008.01.07: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2008.01.07: On modest efforts to consolidate government services in WNY, Southern Tier
- 2008.01.07: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2008.01.07: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.07: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.07: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.07: On other political matters
- 2008.01.07: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.07: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.07: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.07: Other items that caught our eye
- 2008.01.04: 'New priorities, old feuds': The state Legislature returns to Albany
- 2008.01.04: On prospects for a heavier tax burden after the state budget is done
- 2008.01.04: On the Senate's ideas for property-tax relief
- 2008.01.04: More on the Governor's leadership style, record, and prospects
- 2008.01.04: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2008.01.04: A plan to force taxpayers to pay for mortgage blunders
- 2008.01.04: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.04: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.04: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.04: News from the casino beat
- 2008.01.04: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2008.01.04: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.04: On other political matters
- 2008.01.04: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.03: On the coming budget debate and the likelihood of higher taxes
- 2008.01.03: 'The perks your tax dollars pay for'
- 2008.01.03: The latest on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2008.01.03: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.03: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.03: More on the Governor's leadership style and political prospects
- 2008.01.03: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.03: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.03: On other political matters
- 2008.01.03: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.02: The case for a real cap on property taxes
- 2008.01.02: How costs of public-sector workers inflate local taxes
- 2008.01.02: More on the coming debate over the state budget
- 2008.01.02: Will taxes go up despite 'no new taxes' pledge?
- 2008.01.02: More on the Governor's leadership style and prospects
- 2008.01.02: The latest on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2008.01.02: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2008.01.02: Local Tax Watch
- 2008.01.02: School Tax Watch
- 2008.01.02: On other policy matters
- 2008.01.02: On other political matters
- 2008.01.02: In regional economic-development matters
- 2008.01.02: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.21: Happy holidays to all
- 2007.12.21: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2007.12.21: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.21: The latest numbers on job growth in New York State
- 2007.12.21: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.21: More on a modest effort to consolidate government services in the Southern Tier
- 2007.12.21: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.21: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.21: On other political matters
- 2007.12.21: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.21: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.20: On what the Upstate economy needs most from Albany
- 2007.12.20: More on Broome County's union-friendly deal that may reward out-of-state workers
- 2007.12.20: More on the ongoing efforts to right-size New York's 'bloated' hospital sector
- 2007.12.20: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2007.12.20: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.20: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.20: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.20: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.20: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.20: On other political matters
- 2007.12.20: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.19: More on a vision of SUNY as a stronger force for growth
- 2007.12.19: Governor Spitzer's plans for the State of the State address(es)
- 2007.12.19: The business community's priorities for the 2008 state budget
- 2007.12.19: A new assessment (another bleak one) of Upstate job growth
- 2007.12.19: The latest on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.12.19: One side of the story on the Empire Zone program
- 2007.12.19: More on a push for modest government consolidation in the Southern Tier
- 2007.12.19: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2007.12.19: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.19: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.19: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.19: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.19: On other political matters
- 2007.12.19: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.19: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.19: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.18: More on the idea of investing to strengthen SUNY's role in the economy
- 2007.12.18: The latest on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.12.18: More on the continuing travails of New York's manufacturing sector
- 2007.12.18: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.18: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2007.12.18: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.18: School Tax Watch: On the illusion of low- or no-cost school projects
- 2007.12.18: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.18: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.18: More on the Thruway and its tolls
- 2007.12.18: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.18: More on the future of cell-phone coverage in the Adirondacks
- 2007.12.18: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.18: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.17: On the future of the SUNY system
- 2007.12.17: More on the Governor's leadership style and prospects
- 2007.12.17: Still more on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.12.17: More on the link between New York's high taxes and weak growth in population and jobs
- 2007.12.17: 'Taxpayers are held hostage to the assumptions of the past'
- 2007.12.17: More on the future of NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.12.17: More on the future of the Thruway and its tolls
- 2007.12.17: More on the state's ongoing effort to right-size the hospital sector
- 2007.12.17: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.17: In Yonkers and Ithaca, discussion and debate on the 'living wage'
- 2007.12.17: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.17: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.17: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.17: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2007.12.17: Still more on the future of cell-phone coverage in the Adirondacks
- 2007.12.17: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.17: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.17: On other political matters
- 2007.12.17: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.14: More on what ails, and what can fix, New York's business climate
- 2007.12.14: More on the size and high costs of New York's state workforce
- 2007.12.14: More on the Governor's leadership style and prospects
- 2007.12.14: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.12.14: More on the controversy over Thruway tolls and related issues
- 2007.12.14: More on changes in oversight of the state pension
- 2007.12.14: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.14: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.14: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.14: On the future of cell-phone coverage in the Adirondacks
- 2007.12.14: On other political matters
- 2007.12.14: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.14: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.13: More on what the Upstate economy needs from Albany
- 2007.12.13: 'Another black eye for New York State business'
- 2007.12.13: A new study on the size and high cost of New York's taxpayer-funded workforce
- 2007.12.13: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.12.13: Albany agenda: On the state Senate's plans to convene today
- 2007.12.13: New oversight of the state pension fund
- 2007.12.13: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.13: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.13: More on ideas to ease traffic congestion in New York City
- 2007.12.13: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.13: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.13: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.13: On other political matters
- 2007.12.13: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.12: Another analysis shows that New York's business costs are high
- 2007.12.12: More on Unshackle Upstate's new push for tax reductions
- 2007.12.12: More on the Governor's leadership style and prospects
- 2007.12.12: The latest on 'troopergate'
- 2007.12.12: More on the future of Indian Point: 'Be careful what you wish for'
- 2007.12.12: More on truckers' plans to cope with projected Thruway toll hikes
- 2007.12.12: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.12: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2007.12.12: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.12: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.12: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.12: On other political matters
- 2007.12.12: On the role of tourism in New York's economy
- 2007.12.12: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.12: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.11: A close look at how higher business costs hurt New York's competitiveness
- 2007.12.11: More evidence that high taxes produce low population growth
- 2007.12.11: More on the Governor's leadership style, popularity, and prospects
- 2007.12.11: From Unshackle Upstate, a new push for reducing taxes. . .
- 2007.12.11: . . . As a new poll suggests that New Yorkers want taxes to go down
- 2007.12.11: Proposals for market-based alternatives to addressing health insurance costs
- 2007.12.11: Truckers join the chorus that boos possible Thruway toll hikes
- 2007.12.11: More on the implications of a union-friendly deal in the Southern Tier
- 2007.12.11: Towards government consolidation in central New York
- 2007.12.11: More on a proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.12.11: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.11: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.11: More on ideas for easing traffic congestion in New York City
- 2007.12.11: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.11: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.11: On other policy matters
- 2007.12.11: On other political matters
- 2007.12.11: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.12.11: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.12.10: On the Governor's plans for reviving the Upstate economy
- 2007.12.10: Local Tax Watch: The debate about how to cut property taxes intensifies
- 2007.12.10: More reflections on Governor Spitzer's leadership style and record so far
- 2007.12.10: Still more on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.12.10: More on the importance of Indian Point to New York's electricity picture
- 2007.12.10: More on the future of a proposed coal-fired plant in western New York
- 2007.12.10: More on the future of a proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.12.10: AMT: How federal tax policy will intensify New Yorkers' tax burden
- 2007.12.10: More on one activist's efforts 'to attack costly government bloat' in WNY
- 2007.12.10: In Southern Tier, move to share government services is 'gaining momentum'
- 2007.12.10: More on the future of Thruway tolls
- 2007.12.10: Questions about continuing hospital expansion
- 2007.12.10: Will a Broome County union deal give work to out-of-state workers?
- 2007.12.10: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.12.10: Counties ask the state for relief from one of many costly state mandates
- 2007.12.10: School Tax Watch
- 2007.12.10: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.12.10: Local Tax Watch: How counties' tax decisions drive gasoline prices higher
- 2007.12.10: More Local Tax Watch
- 2007.12.10: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.30: This blog will be on hiatus for another week
- 2007.11.30: From Vanity Fair, a broad look at the 2007 goings-on in Albany
- 2007.11.30: Albany agenda: More on the debate over the state budget and the budget process
- 2007.11.30: The comptroller urges changes in how public authorities spend money
- 2007.11.30: More on the future of the Thruway and its tolls
- 2007.11.30: More on the debate over possible raises for state legislators and judges
- 2007.11.30: A positive assessment of a proposed energy plant in western New York
- 2007.11.30: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.11.30: More on the future of transit fares, and transit service, in New York City
- 2007.11.30: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.30: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.30: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.30: On other political matters
- 2007.11.30: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.30: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.29: Albany agenda: More on the state's budget deficit and budget process
- 2007.11.29: Report: Bruno says he'll oppose new taxes
- 2007.11.29: On a legislative pay raise: 'Is Governor Spitzer trying to set a record for most tone-deaf politician?'
- 2007.11.29: On new pressure to re-regulate energy markets in New York State
- 2007.11.29: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.11.29: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.29: More on the future of Thruway tolls
- 2007.11.29: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.29: Towards a modest government consolidation in Westchester County
- 2007.11.29: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.29: Still more on reports on immigrants in New York's economy
- 2007.11.29: What immigrants and businesses need to help immigrants in our economy
- 2007.11.29: More on SUNY's plans and proposed tuition hike
- 2007.11.29: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.29: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.29: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.28: More on the debate over the state budget deficit
- 2007.11.28: New reports of a possible legislative pay raise
- 2007.11.28: More on a campaign to curb government 'bloat' in western New York
- 2007.11.28: More on a court ruling on public employees' pay in western New York
- 2007.11.28: On the continuing scramble to find skilled workers
- 2007.11.28: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.28: By executive order, the Spitzer administration acts to increase some school costs
- 2007.11.28: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.28: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.28: SUNY proposes a tuition increase
- 2007.11.28: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.28: On the challenge of keeping young New Yorkers on Long Island
- 2007.11.28: On the challenge of promoting job growth in the Mohawk Valley
- 2007.11.28: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.28: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.27: On the coming budget debate: 'Eliot, try reading your own lips'
- 2007.11.27: More on the budget debate: 'Joe Bruno, drunken sailor'
- 2007.11.27: More on Governor Eliot Spitzer's leadership style
- 2007.11.27: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.11.27: More on immigrants' role in New York's economy
- 2007.11.27: A new drive to shrink 'bloated' government in western New York
- 2007.11.27: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.27: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.27: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.27: On the history of emigration from New York State
- 2007.11.27: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.27: On other political matters
- 2007.11.27: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.27: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.26: Tax hikes, job cuts, and other ideas for coping with a looming budget deficit
- 2007.11.26: More reflections on Governor Spitzer's leadership style
- 2007.11.26: More fallout from the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.11.26: On the role of immigrants in New York's economy
- 2007.11.26: More on the future of Thruway tolls
- 2007.11.26: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.26: More on proposals to impose 'congestion pricing' in New York City
- 2007.11.26: More on the state's continuing efforts to right-size its hospital sector
- 2007.11.26: Towards modest government consolidation around the state
- 2007.11.26: Two Assembly members defend a pro-union 'reform' proposal
- 2007.11.26: U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel defends his proposal to increase taxes
- 2007.11.26: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.26: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.26: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.26: On other political matters
- 2007.11.26: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.26: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.20: Happy Thanksgiving to all
- 2007.11.20: In Buffalo, did public-sector unions win a Pyrrhic victory?
- 2007.11.20: More on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.11.20: More on ongoing efforts to right-size the state's hospital sector
- 2007.11.20: What does a Texas court's decision about math curricula say about learning in New York?
- 2007.11.20: More on Thruway costs and tolls
- 2007.11.20: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.11.20: School Tax Watch: The state's 'contracts for excellence' are approved
- 2007.11.20: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.20: Poll: New Yorkers take a dim view of 'congestion pricing'
- 2007.11.20: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.20: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.20: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.20: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.19: Health insurance costs in New York: High and going higher
- 2007.11.19: More on the fallout from the Governor's licensing proposal
- 2007.11.19: More reflection on the Governor's leadership style
- 2007.11.19: More on the continuing fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.11.19: On Derek Jeter's tax dispute with New York and what it says about New York
- 2007.11.19: More on the state's efforts to tax Internet sales
- 2007.11.19: More on the debate over the state budget
- 2007.11.19: Another look at the gap between the rich and poor
- 2007.11.19: The state's Upstate 'economic czar' urges changes to state's approach to development incentives
- 2007.11.19: More on the future of Thruway tolls
- 2007.11.19: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.19: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.19: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.19: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.19: On other political matters
- 2007.11.19: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.19: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.16: More on the fallout from the Governor's decision on drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.16: More on the debate over state taxes on Internet sales
- 2007.11.16: On the latest job-growth numbers
- 2007.11.16: More on the future of Thruway tolls
- 2007.11.16: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.16: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.16: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.16: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.16: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.16: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.15: The Governor withdraws his proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.15: Governor Spitzer nixes new efforts to collect state taxes on Internet sales
- 2007.11.15: The latest on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.11.15: A push to require Thruway Authority employees to pay Thruway tolls
- 2007.11.15: More on proposals to impose 'congestion pricing' in New York City
- 2007.11.15: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.15: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.15: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.15: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.15: On other political matters
- 2007.11.15: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.14: The Governor reverses course on his drivers' license proposals
- 2007.11.14: Report: Governor Spitzer plans to increase the tax burden on New Yorkers
- 2007.11.14: The latest on the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.11.14: More on the looming budget deficit and its policy implications
- 2007.11.14: More on Thruway costs and Thruway Authority spending
- 2007.11.14: More support for government consolidation in the Southern Tier
- 2007.11.14: Criticism of a plan to make IDAs vehicles for imposing unions' will
- 2007.11.14: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.14: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.14: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.14: On other political matters
- 2007.11.14: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.13: More on the Governor's proposals to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.13: The latest in the continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.11.13: More on New York State' budget gap and fiscal problems
- 2007.11.13: Targeting a union-friendly law that drives of up costs in western New York
- 2007.11.13: In face of continuing malpractice insurance crisis, a proposal to hit up some doctors for more
- 2007.11.13: More on Thruway tolls and costs
- 2007.11.13: More on efforts to consolidate local government services
- 2007.11.13: More on the effect of immigrants on New York's population numbers
- 2007.11.13: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.11.13: What do elected officials actually do about the property-tax burden?
- 2007.11.13: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.13: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.13: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.13: On other political matters
- 2007.11.13: MTA eyes Albany handout to avoid transit fare hikes
- 2007.11.13: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.13: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.09: More on the Governor's proposals to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.09: The transit workers' union fails sidestep punishment for illegal strike
- 2007.11.09: Still more fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.11.09: More on the future of Indian Point
- 2007.11.09: How government consolidations can begin to ease the property tax burden
- 2007.11.09: On possible federal tax changes and their implications for New York State
- 2007.11.09: The Thruway Authority seeks even higher tolls
- 2007.11.09: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.09: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.09: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.09: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.09: New scrutiny for Attorney General Cuomo
- 2007.11.09: On other political matters
- 2007.11.09: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.09: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.08: School Tax Watch: More on New York's high school taxes
- 2007.11.08: More on the Governor's proposals to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.08: On the implications of the budget gap for Medicaid spending, and the fight over it
- 2007.11.08: There's still more fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.11.08: Will the transit workers' union face full punishment for its illegal strike?
- 2007.11.08: More on the push for government consolidation
- 2007.11.08: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.08: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.08: On other political matters
- 2007.11.08: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.08: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.08: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.07: More on the Governor's proposals to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.07: How foreign-born New Yorkers boost Upstate population
- 2007.11.07: Toward government consolidation in the Southern Tier
- 2007.11.07: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.07: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.07: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.07: More on Mayor Bloomberg's dabbling in international policy issues
- 2007.11.07: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.07: On other political matters
- 2007.11.07: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.07: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.06: What Upstate New York really needs to stem the 'brain drain'
- 2007.11.06: More on New York's looming budget deficits
- 2007.11.06: More on the Governor's proposals to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.06: A key cause of New York's high health insurance costs
- 2007.11.06: What New York gets for the nation's highest Medicaid spending
- 2007.11.06: More court skirmishing seen on NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.11.06: More on New York's efforts to collect taxes on Indian reservations
- 2007.11.06: More fallout from the illegal transit workers' strike
- 2007.11.06: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.06: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.06: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.06: On other political matters
- 2007.11.06: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.05: More on Wall Street's woes and their effect on public coffers
- 2007.11.05: More on the Governor's proposals to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.05: More on the Governor's leadership style
- 2007.11.05: Still more on the future of taxpayer-funded public health insurance programs
- 2007.11.05: The interesting health-policy issue hidden in a recent political flap
- 2007.11.05: What Indian Point means to New York's energy supplies
- 2007.11.05: A call for better marketing to stem Upstate's brain drain
- 2007.11.05: More on New York State' efforts to collect taxes on Indian reservations
- 2007.11.05: More on a huge proposed federal tax hike and what it means for New York
- 2007.11.05: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.05: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.05: What GE's planned new jobs say about the benefits of globalization
- 2007.11.05: How high health-care costs affect workers
- 2007.11.05: More on the role of universities in fostering innovation-based prosperity
- 2007.11.05: Mayor Bloomberg weighs in on environmental policy
- 2007.11.05: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.05: On other political matters
- 2007.11.05: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.05: On a proposed amendment to give an Adirondack hamlet water
- 2007.11.05: News from the casino beat
- 2007.11.05: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.05: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.02: More on the Governor's proposals to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.02: More on the power of New York City's transit unions
- 2007.11.02: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.02: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.02: More on ideas to ease congestion in New York City
- 2007.11.02: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.02: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.11.02: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.02: On other political matters
- 2007.11.02: News from the casino beat
- 2007.11.02: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.11.02: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.11.01: More on the Governor's proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.11.01: Albany agenda: More political recommendations for Governor Spitzer
- 2007.11.01: More on Wall Street's cold and Albany's fiscal pneumonia
- 2007.11.01: More on Upstate opposition to NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.11.01: More support for efforts to consolidate local governments and services
- 2007.11.01: Prediction: Central New York pay gains will trail the nation's
- 2007.11.01: On the challenges of being an aging homeowner in Upstate New York
- 2007.11.01: A major jobs announcement from a familiar force in Schenectady
- 2007.11.01: The 'achievement gap' at New York's public colleges and universities
- 2007.11.01: School Tax Watch
- 2007.11.01: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.11.01: On other policy matters
- 2007.11.01: On other political matters
- 2007.11.01: News from the casino beat
- 2007.11.01: More on the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.11.01: More on congestion pricing
- 2007.11.01: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.31: On Wall Street woes, public coffers, debt, and spending hopes
- 2007.10.31: Still more fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.10.31: Still more on the Governor's plan to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.31: More reflections on the Governor's leadership style
- 2007.10.31: More on a huge proposed federal tax increase and what it means for New York
- 2007.10.31: More on what Albany is and isn't getting done
- 2007.10.31: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.31: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.31: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.30: More on the Governor's proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.30: More on Wall Street's woes and public coffers
- 2007.10.30: More on a huge proposed federal tax increase
- 2007.10.30: There's still more on the 'troopergate' fuss
- 2007.10.30: On the link between high property taxes and plentiful local governments
- 2007.10.30: On a courtroom setback for NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.10.30: More on New York City transit costs and a possible fare hike
- 2007.10.30: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.30: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.30: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.30: On other political matters
- 2007.10.30: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.30: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.29: More on the looming shortfall of revenues in Albany
- 2007.10.29: More on what a proposed federal tax increase means for New York
- 2007.10.29: Albany agenda: More on what Albany is and isn't doing
- 2007.10.29: More on the Governor's proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.29: More on the future of taxpayer-financed health insurance programs
- 2007.10.29: A setback for NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.10.29: More on proposed transit-fare hikes in New York City
- 2007.10.29: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.29: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.29: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.29: On other political matters
- 2007.10.29: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.29: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.26: More on a huge proposed federal tax hike, and what it means for New York State
- 2007.10.26: More on New York's lackluster long-term job growth
- 2007.10.26: More on the Governor's proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.26: More on the Taylor Law and how it aids public-employee unions
- 2007.10.26: Still more on 'troopergate'
- 2007.10.26: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.10.26: A call for consolidating government services in Saratoga County. . .
- 2007.10.26: More on a possible hike in New York City transit fares
- 2007.10.26: More on congestion pricing
- 2007.10.26: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.26: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.26: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.26: On other political matters
- 2007.10.26: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.25: Questions New Yorkers should ask before accepting higher taxes
- 2007.10.25: Another call for trimming local government spending through consolidations
- 2007.10.25: Albany agenda: More on what Albany is and isn't doing, and should and shouldn't be doing
- 2007.10.25: More on the Governor's proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.25: More on a proposal to mandate paid family leave
- 2007.10.25: The Spitzer administration's plan to target greenhouse gases
- 2007.10.25: More on how the 'brain drain' can be stemmed
- 2007.10.25: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.25: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.25: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.25: On other political matters
- 2007.10.25: On a possible transit fare hike in New York City
- 2007.10.25: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.25: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.24: Albany agenda: More on what Albany is doing, and should be doing, and how
- 2007.10.24: More on the Governor's proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.24: A discouraging report on job-growth prospects in Binghamton
- 2007.10.24: Taking the state's economic-development message around the state
- 2007.10.24: More on what the Upstate economy needs
- 2007.10.24: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.10.24: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.24: More evidence of New York's high levels of school spending
- 2007.10.24: More on the merits of New York City's plan to give merit pay to teachers
- 2007.10.24: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.24: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.24: On other political matters
- 2007.10.24: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.24: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.24: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.23: Albany agenda: State legislators return to Albany
- 2007.10.23: Still more on the fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.10.23: More on the Governor's proposal to expand access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.23: A call to reexamine the state's energy plan
- 2007.10.23: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.23: More on the idea of merit pay for teachers
- 2007.10.23: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.23: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.23: On other political matters
- 2007.10.23: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.23: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.22: A call for Taylor Law reform to ease costs and taxes
- 2007.10.22: Albany agenda: More on what Albany is, and should be, doing, and how
- 2007.10.22: More on concerns about high and rising state spending
- 2007.10.22: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.10.22: More on 'troopergate' fallout
- 2007.10.22: On the Governor's proposal to broaden access to drivers' licenses
- 2007.10.22: More on efforts to promote government consolidation
- 2007.10.22: More on continuing increases in Thruway tolls
- 2007.10.22: More on merit pay for teachers in New York City
- 2007.10.22: More on Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion pricing' proposal
- 2007.10.22: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.22: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.22: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.22: On other political matters
- 2007.10.22: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.22: More on the latest job-growth numbers
- 2007.10.22: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.22: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.19: Albany agenda: Will there be tax increases next year? Will there be higher taxes?
- 2007.10.19: A long look at the rise and fall of Buffalo, and what another rise would take
- 2007.10.19: More on charges that local spending items are caught up in 'troopergate' fuss
- 2007.10.19: Still more on the fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.10.19: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance
- 2007.10.19: The Governor announces a 'revival plan' for another Upstate city
- 2007.10.19: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.10.19: The latest job-growth numbers
- 2007.10.19: More on 'merit pay' for New York City teachers
- 2007.10.19: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.19: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.19: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.18: City and teachers adopt merit pay
- 2007.10.18: More on ‘troopergate’ and its fallout
- 2007.10.18: Changes for SUNY
- 2007.10.18: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.10.18: ‘STAR rebate checks stir confusion’
- 2007.10.18: Other political items
- 2007.10.18: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.18: School taxes and spending
- 2007.10.18: Local taxes and spending
- 2007.10.17: A fiscal watchdog group urges reductions in spending
- 2007.10.17: More on how New York's Taylor Law keeps taxes and spending high
- 2007.10.17: Still more on 'troopergate' and its fallout in Albany
- 2007.10.17: More on efforts to consolidate local government services in the Southern Tier
- 2007.10.17: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.10.17: More on the management of the state pension fund
- 2007.10.17: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.10.17: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.17: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.17: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.17: Perhaps it's because so many are now commuting in other states
- 2007.10.16: More on the Taylor's effect on driving public-employee costs higher
- 2007.10.16: More on the Governor's ideas on reviving Upstate cities
- 2007.10.16: More on 'troopergate' and its fallout
- 2007.10.16: What health care in the North Country says about the need for broad health care reform
- 2007.10.16: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.16: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.16: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.16: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.16: On other political matters
- 2007.10.16: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.16: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.15: On the state's long-term fiscal woes
- 2007.10.15: More on the Governor's ideas on reviving Upstate cities
- 2007.10.15: The latest on 'troopergate' and its fallout
- 2007.10.15: Some Downstaters move Upstate, lured by property prices
- 2007.10.15: More on the management of the state pension fund
- 2007.10.15: Still more on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance
- 2007.10.15: More in efforts in the Southern Tier to consolidate government services
- 2007.10.15: More on Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion pricing' proposal
- 2007.10.15: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.10.15: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.15: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.15: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.15: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.15: On other political matters
- 2007.10.15: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.15: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.15: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.11: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.10: More on the gap between what New York spends and what it can afford
- 2007.10.10: Albany agenda: The Governor and the legislative leaders remain apart on policy and politics
- 2007.10.10: On the Governor's proposed health-care initiative
- 2007.10.10: The 'troopergate' saga continues
- 2007.10.10: Reconsidering New York's union-friendly Taylor law
- 2007.10.10: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.10.10: More on efforts to right-size New York's hospital sector
- 2007.10.10: More on the future of NYRI's proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.10.10: More from New York businesses on what New York's economy needs
- 2007.10.10: More on the push for local government consolidation
- 2007.10.10: More on Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion pricing' plan
- 2007.10.10: More on the efficacy of the state's economic-development benefits
- 2007.10.10: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.10: On the connection between good schools and a strong economy
- 2007.10.10: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.10: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.10: On other political matters
- 2007.10.10: Poll: Rochester evaluates how full the glass is and will be
- 2007.10.10: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.10: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.10: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.05: More on efforts to set a new course for the Upstate economy
- 2007.10.05: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance
- 2007.10.05: More on the investigation into the management of the state pension fund
- 2007.10.05: More on efforts to encourage government consolidation
- 2007.10.05: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.10.05: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.05: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.05: More reflections on Sputnik and its implications for an innovation-based economy
- 2007.10.05: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.05: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.05: On other political matters
- 2007.10.05: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.05: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.04: On long-term economic performance in the Hudson Valley
- 2007.10.04: More on the fiscal implications of the slowdown in New York City
- 2007.10.04: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.10.04: Remembering Sputnik, and the continuing need to invest in math and science education
- 2007.10.04: Still more reflections on 'troopergate' and its fallout
- 2007.10.04: More on the brain drain and how to stem it
- 2007.10.04: The latest consumer-confidence numbers
- 2007.10.04: More on Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion pricing' plan
- 2007.10.04: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.04: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.04: On other policy matters
- 2007.10.04: On other political matters
- 2007.10.04: News from the casino beat
- 2007.10.04: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.04: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.10.03: A new poll on the popularity of the state's leaders. . .
- 2007.10.03: . . . And a poll on how the state's pension fund should be managed
- 2007.10.03: An argument that more jobs and lower taxes are Erie County's main need
- 2007.10.03: A federal approval for NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.10.03: A modest change in the way Medicaid is paid for
- 2007.10.03: On a planned hospital expansion in Rochester
- 2007.10.03: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.03: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.03: On other political matters
- 2007.10.03: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.02: More on the future of taxpayer-supported health insurance programs
- 2007.10.02: More on continuing increases in health insurance costs
- 2007.10.02: More on the prospect of higher Thruway tolls
- 2007.10.02: More on the future of 'congestion pricing' in New York City
- 2007.10.02: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.10.02: School Tax Watch
- 2007.10.02: On other political matters
- 2007.10.02: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.10.01: More on health care
- 2007.10.01: The latest on Troopergate. . .
- 2007.10.01: The shaky start of the state ethics panel
- 2007.10.01: Green News
- 2007.10.01: Local government consolidation
- 2007.10.01: Local economies, taxes and spending
- 2007.10.01: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.28: State economic-development leaders vow to hear and heed Upstate business leaders
- 2007.09.28: More on New York's competitiveness challenges and its film industry
- 2007.09.28: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.09.28: More on the future of Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion pricing' idea
- 2007.09.28: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.28: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.28: News from the casino beat
- 2007.09.28: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.28: On other political matters
- 2007.09.28: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.28: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.27: More on efforts to promote local government consolidation
- 2007.09.27: More on the threat of higher costs on the state Thruway
- 2007.09.27: A local government leader on what New York must do to help its communities
- 2007.09.27: More on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.27: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.09.27: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.27: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.27: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.27: On other political matters
- 2007.09.27: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.26: Albany agenda: The Legislature plans to focus on the economy. . .
- 2007.09.26: . . . As Wall Steet woes raise concerns about jobs
- 2007.09.26: More on the future of taxpayer-funded public health insurance
- 2007.09.26: More on looming cost increases on the Thruway
- 2007.09.26: More on the case for streamlining local governments
- 2007.09.26: More on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.26: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.26: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.26: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.26: On other political matters
- 2007.09.26: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.26: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.26: Discussion of congestion pricing resumes
- 2007.09.25: Albany agenda: The Legislature eyes a return to Albany
- 2007.09.25: The latest on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.25: Some doubts about how Albany's spending history will mesh with the looming deficit
- 2007.09.25: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance
- 2007.09.25: The Thruway Authority eyes higher costs
- 2007.09.25: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.25: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.25: On other political matters
- 2007.09.25: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.25: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.24: The latest on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.24: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.09.24: More on ideas and efforts to stem the 'brain drain'
- 2007.09.24: More on New York State's programs and policies to promote economic development
- 2007.09.24: More on efforts to promote local government consolidation
- 2007.09.24: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.24: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.24: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.24: On other political matters
- 2007.09.24: In Rochester, reflections on secession
- 2007.09.24: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.21: Albany agenda: On the looming budget deficit and the future of the no-tax-hike pledge
- 2007.09.21: The Albany County district attorney reaches conclusions on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.21: More on efforts to promote government consolidation
- 2007.09.21: The latest job-growth numbers
- 2007.09.21: A projection of electricity needs and what it says about NYRI
- 2007.09.21: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.21: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.21: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.21: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.21: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.20: Albany agenda: The Governor on what New York's business climate needs
- 2007.09.20: The latest on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.20: Local Tax Watch: Skepticism on the future some New York City's tax cuts:
- 2007.09.20: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.20: On other political matters
- 2007.09.20: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.19: A summit on how to keep more New York brains from draining
- 2007.09.19: More on 'troopergate' and its fallout, including a new poll
- 2007.09.19: More criticism of state economic-development programs
- 2007.09.19: And when Wall Street sneezes, New York catches pneumonia
- 2007.09.19: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.19: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.19: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.19: On other political matters
- 2007.09.19: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.19: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.18: How Albany should listen when the rest of the state speaks
- 2007.09.18: More on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.18: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.09.18: Still more on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.09.18: Eyeing ways to help local governments share services
- 2007.09.18: On hiring forecasts and what they say about regional prospects
- 2007.09.18: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.18: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.18: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.18: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.17: Costs of health insurance and health care continue to go up
- 2007.09.17: The latest on 'troopergate' and its fallout
- 2007.09.17: On this week's summit on stemming New York's 'brain drain'
- 2007.09.17: More on the management of the state pension fund
- 2007.09.17: More on efforts to combat Medicaid fraud
- 2007.09.17: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.09.17: How other states are using tax incentives to target one industry in New York City
- 2007.09.17: On assorted energy-policy matters
- 2007.09.17: Insights on why some people leave New York City
- 2007.09.17: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.17: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.17: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.17: On other political matters
- 2007.09.17: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.17: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.14: More on New York's high tax burden
- 2007.09.14: More on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.14: On possible shifts in the ratio of older and younger New Yorkers
- 2007.09.14: More on the management of the state pension fund
- 2007.09.14: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.14: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.09.14: More on a deal to move forward a development in the Catskills
- 2007.09.14: Assorted items in health policy
- 2007.09.14: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.14: On other political matters
- 2007.09.14: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.14: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.13: Still more on New York's weak long-term economic performance. . .
- 2007.09.13: . . . With new evidence on one of the chief causes of the economic weakness. . .
- 2007.09.13: . . . And, in Buffalo, a look at one of the symptoms of economic malaise
- 2007.09.13: What young people really think about living in New York State
- 2007.09.13: The population exodus affects New York City, too
- 2007.09.13: A look at one worrisome implication of high taxes and a shrinking and aging population
- 2007.09.13: The latest on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.13: More on the management of the state pension fund
- 2007.09.13: The AG seeks legislation to advance the fight against Medicaid fraud
- 2007.09.13: New insights into the limited capacity of wind as an energy solution
- 2007.09.13: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.09.13: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.13: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.13: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.13: On other political matters
- 2007.09.13: The 'Nanny State' regroups
- 2007.09.13: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.13: News from the casino beat
- 2007.09.12: The latest on an investigation into management of the state pension fund
- 2007.09.12: More on the looming fiscal burden of higher state government payroll costs
- 2007.09.12: On a planned summit to consider the 'brain drain' and how to slow it
- 2007.09.12: The latest on the 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.09.12: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.09.12: In New York City, a minor setback for the 'Nanny State'
- 2007.09.12: School Tax Watch: An nice alternative to STAR would be leaving the money on taxpayers' wallets
- 2007.09.12: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.12: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.12: More on the future of racing and racetracks in New York State
- 2007.09.12: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.12: On other political matters
- 2007.09.12: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.12: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.11: Still more on New York's dismal long-term economic performance
- 2007.09.11: More on the fiscal effects of high costs of government payrolls
- 2007.09.11: More on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.11: A blunt assessment of the pace of change in Albany
- 2007.09.11: More on the future of taxpayer-funded public health insurance programs
- 2007.09.11: A new survey on the likelihood of new hiring
- 2007.09.11: More on litigation over the proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.09.11: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.11: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.11: On other political matters
- 2007.09.11: News from the casino beat
- 2007.09.11: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.11: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.10: More on the state's dismal long-term economic performance
- 2007.09.10: The 'troopergate' saga continues
- 2007.09.10: More on the future of taxpayer-funded health insurance programs
- 2007.09.10: More on the future of horse racing in New York State
- 2007.09.10: More on a revised development plan in the Catskills
- 2007.09.10: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.10: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.10: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.10: On other political matters
- 2007.09.10: News from the casino beat
- 2007.09.10: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.10: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.07: The latest hearings in 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.07: An honor for a long-time leader of New York's business community
- 2007.09.07: On the performance of hospitals and HMOs
- 2007.09.07: More on a reported deal on a development in the Catskills
- 2007.09.07: In the chicken wing, an optimistic note about Buffalo?
- 2007.09.07: Another sign of economic weakness in Buffalo?
- 2007.09.07: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.07: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.07: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.07: On other political matters
- 2007.09.07: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.07: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.06: The 'troopergate' saga continues
- 2007.09.06: A hearing on health insurance policy in New York State
- 2007.09.06: The latest New York State consumer confidence numbers
- 2007.09.06: Still more on New York's dismal economic performance
- 2007.09.06: More on the management of horse racing in New York State
- 2007.09.06: The Senate supports investment to move toward high-speed rail service
- 2007.09.06: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.06: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.06: News from the casino beat
- 2007.09.06: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.06: On other political matters
- 2007.09.06: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.06: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.05: How the aging Baby Boom will intensify demand for government services
- 2007.09.05: Still more on the state's dismal long-term economic performance
- 2007.09.05: Still more on 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.05: On states' efforts to change health-insurance policyMore on the future of
- 2007.09.05: Albany agenda: More on the future of horse racing in New York State
- 2007.09.05: Seeking tax reductions by consolidating government services
- 2007.09.05: School Tax Watch
- 2007.09.05: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.05: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.05: On other political matters
- 2007.09.05: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.05: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.09.04: More on the state's weak long-term economic performance
- 2007.09.04: More on taxpayer-funded health insurance for the poor (and the not so poor)
- 2007.09.04: Still more fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.09.04: Labor Day reflections and talking points
- 2007.09.04: In Binghamton, high taxes prompt more talk of government consolidation
- 2007.09.04: Reconsidering the definition of poverty
- 2007.09.04: School Tax Watch: A renewed call for tuition tax credits
- 2007.09.04: What brains that might drain from New York think about the brain drain
- 2007.09.04: On a possible fare increase for New York City commuters
- 2007.09.04: On a hospital merger plan in western New York
- 2007.09.04: More on the future of horse racing in New York State
- 2007.09.04: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.09.04: On other policy matters
- 2007.09.04: On other political matters
- 2007.09.04: News from the casino beat
- 2007.09.04: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.09.04: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.31: On a new 'Economic Growth Index,' New York's grade is 'D,' Upstate's is 'F'
- 2007.08.31: Still more on the fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.31: More on taxpayer-funded health care
- 2007.08.31: On government consolidation efforts across the state
- 2007.08.31: On what New Yorkers think of 'congestion pricing'
- 2007.08.31: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.31: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.31: On other political matters
- 2007.08.31: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.31: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.30: More on the future of taxpayer-funded public health insurance programs
- 2007.08.30: Still more on the fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.30: More on the management of the state pension fund
- 2007.08.30: How Barry Bonds has shed light on the problem with some tax policy
- 2007.08.30: For cell-phone coverage on the Northway, 'the Governor is our best hope'
- 2007.08.30: In a speed trap, an insight into the case for consolidating government services
- 2007.08.30: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.30: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.30: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.30: On other political matters
- 2007.08.30: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.30: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.29: Local Tax Watch: Governor Spitzer eyes a cap on property taxes
- 2007.08.29: More from the Governor's remarks at a union event
- 2007.08.29: The latest on the fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.29: More on why Medicaid spending is so high
- 2007.08.29: More on the future of one taxpayer-funded health insurance program
- 2007.08.29: More on former Comptroller Hevesi's management of the state pension fund
- 2007.08.29: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.29: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.29: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.29: On other political matters
- 2007.08.29: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.28: Albany agenda: More on what Albany should be working on
- 2007.08.28: More on 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.28: More on the future of taxpayer-funded public health insurance
- 2007.08.28: The Upstate economic 'czar' on how Upstate must seek new businesses
- 2007.08.28: More on the future of cell-phone coverage in the Adirondacks
- 2007.08.28: More on how hospitals are moving to complete with Berger recommendations
- 2007.08.28: School Tax Watch: School choice as 'the last civil rights battle'
- 2007.08.28: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.28: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.28: On other political matters
- 2007.08.28: On the future of commuting costs in New York City
- 2007.08.28: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.27: Taxes, spending, and New York's economy: Everything old is new again
- 2007.08.27: More documentation of New York's high business costs
- 2007.08.27: Still more on 'troopergate'. . .
- 2007.08.27: . . . And more fallout from that odd phone call to the Governor's father
- 2007.08.27: Still more on New York's high gasoline prices
- 2007.08.27: More on the uses of state aircraft
- 2007.08.27: More on former Comptroller Hevesi and the state pension fund
- 2007.08.27: More on consolidating governments and services in western New York
- 2007.08.27: More on the AG's investigation into Medicaid fraud
- 2007.08.27: More on the future of one taxpayer-funded health insurance program
- 2007.08.27: More on the future of cell-phone service on the Northway
- 2007.08.27: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.27: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.27: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.27: On other political matters
- 2007.08.27: What Long Island needs to help its young folks succeed
- 2007.08.27: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.27: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.27: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.24: More on that phone call to Governor Spitzer’s father
- 2007.08.24: Spitzer’s schedule
- 2007.08.24: More energy news
- 2007.08.24: How lawsuits impact City coffers
- 2007.08.24: A suspected case of Medicaid fraud
- 2007.08.24: Other policy issues
- 2007.08.23: The fallout from that phone call to the Governor's father
- 2007.08.23: More on the state's policy on who uses its aircraft and how
- 2007.08.23: On Empire Zone benefits and big-box stores
- 2007.08.23: To help retain Rochester jobs, the state pension fund will invest
- 2007.08.23: On the AG's ongoing investigation of Medicaid fraud
- 2007.08.23: School Tax Watch: 'The charter school difference'
- 2007.08.23: Local Tax Watch: More on the high costs of government retirees' health insurance
- 2007.08.23: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.23: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.23: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.22: On the high costs of taxpayer-funded health insurance for government retirees
- 2007.08.22: Still more on 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.22: Albany agenda: More on the state's policy on using state aircraft
- 2007.08.22: More documentation of the minimum wage effects on lower-wage jobs
- 2007.08.22: On two separate efforts to consolidate government services
- 2007.08.22: More on an investigation into management of the state pension fund
- 2007.08.22: The 'traffic congestion' panel moves forward
- 2007.08.22: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.22: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.22: School Tax Watch: The state lists the 'most dangerous schools'
- 2007.08.22: On other political matters: The Governor's father takes an odd phone call
- 2007.08.22: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.22: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.21: The latest on troopergate
- 2007.08.21: ‘State probing home health care’
- 2007.08.21: More on the state’s pension fund
- 2007.08.21: More on the need for malpractice reform
- 2007.08.21: The latest on congestion pricing
- 2007.08.21: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.21: Local Taxes and Spending
- 2007.08.20: Still more on the 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.08.20: More on the link between Wall Street and Albany spending
- 2007.08.20: What drives New York's high health-insurance costs
- 2007.08.20: An investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud on a grand scale
- 2007.08.20: More on a new state policy on the uses of state aircraft
- 2007.08.20: More on an investigation into management of the state pension fund
- 2007.08.20: The debate about cutting costs of local government services in Elmira
- 2007.08.20: A new call for legislative reform in Albany
- 2007.08.20: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.20: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.20: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.20: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.20: On other political matters
- 2007.08.20: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.20: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.17: How stock downturn would affect New York's budget
- 2007.08.17: One harmful effect on population losses: Fewer federal dollars
- 2007.08.17: Albany agenda: A change in the rules governing how state officials use state aircraft
- 2007.08.17: Insights into New York's innovation-based economy
- 2007.08.17: Still more on the benefits of Empire Zone benefits
- 2007.08.17: The latest jobs numbers
- 2007.08.17: More on an ongoing investigation into management of the state pension fund
- 2007.08.17: More on the aftermath of the Berger Commission's recommended hospital closings
- 2007.08.17: On the Governor's choice of sites for hearings on health policy
- 2007.08.17: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.17: On other political matters
- 2007.08.17: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.17: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.16: A report on how workers' comp reform will affect different employers' costs
- 2007.08.16: On efforts to keep bright young New Yorkers in New York
- 2007.08.16: More on the fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.16: More on congestion pricing
- 2007.08.16: How taxpayers can tell New York what they think about health care
- 2007.08.16: Regional economic-development matters: The Governor's plans for the Mohawk Valley
- 2007.08.16: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.16: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.16: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.16: On other political matters
- 2007.08.16: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.15: A new survey on what small businesses thinks the economy needs
- 2007.08.15: Still more on the 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.08.15: More on congestion pricing
- 2007.08.15: The Governor proposes hearing on health-policy, with an eye on universal health care
- 2007.08.15: More on hospitals' reaction to Berger Commission recommendations
- 2007.08.15: Local Tax Watch: On the merits of STAR as a property-tax relief initiative
- 2007.08.15: Local Tax Watch: Insights into how public-employee costs inflate local taxes
- 2007.08.15: Local Tax Watch: On the fate of Buffalo's 'living wage' law
- 2007.08.15: New York's lawmakers introduce a bill that targets NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.08.15: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.15: On other political matters: Two state legislators defend the Legislature's record
- 2007.08.15: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.15: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.14: A traveling journalist returns with the story on 'I Hate New York' gasoline taxes
- 2007.08.14: The 'troopergate' saga continues
- 2007.08.14: Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion tax' plan is poised to advance in Washington
- 2007.08.14: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.14: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.14: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.14: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.14: An old friend moves on
- 2007.08.14: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.13: How power powers the economy: A case study
- 2007.08.13: How New York State should promote capital investment
- 2007.08.13: How high operating costs drive jobs elsewhere: A case study?
- 2007.08.13: Still more on 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.13: More on New York's newest population numbers
- 2007.08.13: From the heatlh-care sector: Still more on New York's population losses?
- 2007.08.13: And, as population goes down, a new school goes up
- 2007.08.13: More on high health insurance costs in New York City
- 2007.08.13: More on trends in personal income
- 2007.08.13: More on Empire Zones
- 2007.08.13: Local Tax Watch: Why businesses' property taxes are often higher
- 2007.08.13: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.13: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.13: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.13: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.13: On other political matters
- 2007.08.13: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.13: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.10: The continuing 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.08.10: More on population trends across the state
- 2007.08.10: What increased hospital aid should be spent on
- 2007.08.10: More on how New York State should invest in bridge safety
- 2007.08.10: More on the benefits of Empire Zone benefits
- 2007.08.10: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.10: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.10: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.10: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.10: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.09: The 'troopergate' saga continues
- 2007.08.09: Criticism of a bill to throw even more taxpayer money at New York State hospitals
- 2007.08.09: More on the efficacy of Empire Zone benefits
- 2007.08.09: More on the debate over the proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.08.09: Population trends: Dutchess up, Broome down. . .
- 2007.08.09: New attention on the health of New York State bridges
- 2007.08.09: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.09: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.09: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.09: On other political matters
- 2007.08.09: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.08: In a speech, the Governor reflects on 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.08: More on the need to site more power plants, faster
- 2007.08.08: Albany agenda: How Albany has spent funds 'dedicated' to bridge repairs
- 2007.08.08: In New York State, hospital spending remains in 'excelsior' mode
- 2007.08.08: On the future of transit fares in New York City
- 2007.08.08: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.08: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.08: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.08: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.08: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.08: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.07: Another study highlights New York's population-loss woes
- 2007.08.07: The 'troopergate' saga continues
- 2007.08.07: A vote against a clean-coal plant in Jamestown
- 2007.08.07: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.07: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.07: News from the casino beat
- 2007.08.07: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.07: On other political matters: The 'political pull' of some inmates
- 2007.08.07: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.07: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.06: More on New York State's net 'brain drain'
- 2007.08.06: On the long-term decline of the auto industry in western New York
- 2007.08.06: Why New York State needs to site more power plants
- 2007.08.06: The 'troopergate' saga continues
- 2007.08.06: More on the Governor's veto of a bill to undo welfare reform
- 2007.08.06: The looming debate over health insurance price controls
- 2007.08.06: More on the efficacy of Empire Zone benefits
- 2007.08.06: On efforts to encourage government consolidation
- 2007.08.06: Touting the virtues of life in Rochester
- 2007.08.06: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.06: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.06: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.06: On other political matters
- 2007.08.06: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.06: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.03: The latest on the 'troopergate' saga
- 2007.08.03: More on the case for malpractice reform
- 2007.08.03: Albany agenda: On the Governor's veto of a bill to revise (undo?) welfare reform
- 2007.08.03: 'We need more than just promises of prosperity'
- 2007.08.03: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.03: On other political matters
- 2007.08.03: In regional economic-development matters: Major plant-closings in Capital District
- 2007.08.03: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.02: On 'troopergate': The Albany County district attorney is planning an investigation
- 2007.08.02: More on the forces behind New York's net brain drain
- 2007.08.02: On the Empire Zone program, and what tax relief should look like
- 2007.08.02: The New York Yankees of school spending, the Kansas City Royals of school results?
- 2007.08.02: School Tax Watch
- 2007.08.02: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.02: The latest numbers show a drop in recent consumer confidence
- 2007.08.02: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.02: On other political matters
- 2007.08.02: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.02: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.08.01: Report says brain drain stems from failure to attract new brains
- 2007.08.01: More fallout from 'troopergate'
- 2007.08.01: More on the results from Empire Zone investments
- 2007.08.01: A discouraging word about commitment to high academic standards
- 2007.08.01: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.08.01: More from the casino beat
- 2007.08.01: On other policy matters
- 2007.08.01: On other political matters
- 2007.08.01: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.08.01: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.31: ‘State budget gaps set to grow’
- 2007.07.31: More on New York’s ‘troopergate’
- 2007.07.31: Other policy issues
- 2007.07.31: ‘Charters pass big test’
- 2007.07.31: ‘3,000 warning letters sent to Empire Zone users’
- 2007.07.31: Good news for the Elmira area
- 2007.07.31: Local taxes and spending
- 2007.07.31: More transit news
- 2007.07.31: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.30: As skirmishing over use of state police for surveillance continues. . .
- 2007.07.30: . . . The status of a reported deal on many issues is unclear
- 2007.07.30: What Canadians actually think of their universal health care
- 2007.07.30: A business leader on New York's (unfriendly) small business climate
- 2007.07.30: On the future of programs to ease businesses' electricity costs
- 2007.07.30: On the fight over a proposed powerline, some historical perspective
- 2007.07.30: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.30: On other political matters
- 2007.07.30: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.30: Local Tax Watch: What real property-tax relief should look like
- 2007.07.30: Local Tax Watch: One idea on relief for local taxpayers
- 2007.07.30: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.27: Albany news
- 2007.07.27: Albany commentary
- 2007.07.27: More Albany news and commentary
- 2007.07.27: Good news for Schenectady
- 2007.07.27: Local taxes and spending
- 2007.07.27: Consumer-driven health care
- 2007.07.27: Buffalo-area company part of 'Deathly Hallows' publication
- 2007.07.26: Albany news
- 2007.07.26: Albany commentary
- 2007.07.26: In other Albany news and commentary
- 2007.07.26: Local taxes and spending
- 2007.07.26: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.25: Latest in Albany
- 2007.07.25: Transportation news
- 2007.07.25: 'State must protect public investment'
- 2007.07.25: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.24: Albany happenings
- 2007.07.24: More on economic development
- 2007.07.24: 'Should one man be in charge of state's huge pension fund?'
- 2007.07.24: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.23: Albany goings on
- 2007.07.23: More on the 'brain drain'
- 2007.07.23: 'Grants alone won't revive Adirondacks'
- 2007.07.23: 'Let the sun shine on us'
- 2007.07.23: Property tax rebate checks
- 2007.07.23: Local taxes and spending
- 2007.07.23: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.20: New York's electricity costs remain high, and are increasing faster than the nation's
- 2007.07.20: Albany agenda: A deal on congestion pricing and campaign finance change
- 2007.07.20: Support for change to New York's Empire Zone program
- 2007.07.20: Paying people to be good citizens: Pro and con
- 2007.07.20: Albany agenda: On property-tax rebates, 'New York flubs giveback plan'
- 2007.07.20: The latest on hospital closings
- 2007.07.20: The latest job-growth numbers
- 2007.07.20: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.20: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.20: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.20: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.20: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.19: In Middletown, a plea for government consolidation
- 2007.07.19: Albany agenda: Still more on congestion pricing
- 2007.07.19: Albany agenda: Revisiting the benefits of past Empire Zone benefits
- 2007.07.19: The implications of population losses for Buffalo and its suburbs
- 2007.07.19: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.19: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.19: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.19: On other political matters
- 2007.07.19: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.19: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.18: Albany agenda: In the aftermath of the failure of 'congestion pricing'
- 2007.07.18: Albany agenda: Why IDA funding for not-for-profit projects matters
- 2007.07.18: The state seeks to recoup Empire Zone benefits from some companies
- 2007.07.18: New York's strength in exports: A foundation for an 'innovation economy'
- 2007.07.18: On other policy matters: A call for fewer bills and more good bills
- 2007.07.18: More evidence of the political power of organized labor
- 2007.07.18: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.18: Local Tax Watch: The challenge of getting your property-tax rebates
- 2007.07.18: On other political matters
- 2007.07.18: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.18: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.17: Albany agenda
- 2007.07.17: Commentary on 'the great political squabble of the summer'
- 2007.07.17: On other political matters
- 2007.07.17: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.16: More on what the Upstate economy needs. . .
- 2007.07.16: . . . With a look at how population losses document the need for help
- 2007.07.16: Albany agenda: The recent fuss in Albany gets attention far and wide
- 2007.07.16: Albany agenda: The Senate will return to mull 'congestion pricing'
- 2007.07.16: More on the future of a critical financing vehicle for not-for-profits
- 2007.07.16: Albany agenda: Business groups criticize proposed Wicks Law changes
- 2007.07.16: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.16: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.16: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.16: On other political matters
- 2007.07.16: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.16: Hey, we don't have a dog in this fight, but isn't Saratoga Springs part of Upstate?
- 2007.07.16: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.13: Another ranking of New York's business climate; expect no surprise
- 2007.07.13: Albany agenda: Why Albany should use recent workers' comp reform as a model for action
- 2007.07.13: One reasons why New York's population losses matter to business
- 2007.07.13: Albany agenda: The future of 'congestion pricing' remains murky
- 2007.07.13: Albany agenda: Still more on recent political skirmishing
- 2007.07.13: A call to Albany to extend an important job-creating capacity in communities
- 2007.07.13: On energy policy and its implications for blackouts
- 2007.07.13: Still more on the push for government consolidation in the Southern Tier
- 2007.07.13: Commentary on the Gov's health-care proposal
- 2007.07.13: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.13: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.13: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.13: On other political matters
- 2007.07.13: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.13: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.12: Four months after workers' comp is announced, a cut in rates is announced
- 2007.07.12: What New York State must do to ensure an adequate supply of electricity
- 2007.07.12: Albany agenda: The debate over 'congestion pricing' continues
- 2007.07.12: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.12: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.12: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.12: On other political matters
- 2007.07.12: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.12: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.11: Albany agenda: The tensions appear to be easing a bit
- 2007.07.11: The Governor pushes for more spending on public health insurance
- 2007.07.11: A coalition of small business groups urges policy changes
- 2007.07.11: More on the importance of reversing population losses in Buffalo
- 2007.07.11: More on congestion pricing
- 2007.07.11: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.11: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.11: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.11: On other political matters
- 2007.07.11: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.11: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.10: Albany agenda: Is the 'Albany mud wrestling' winding down?
- 2007.07.10: Business leaders in one Upstate community air their concerns
- 2007.07.10: The Governor signs a bill to extend the Power for Jobs program
- 2007.07.10: More on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion-pricing plan
- 2007.07.10: Cayuga County legislators decline to reduce their health-insurance benefits
- 2007.07.10: In Syracuse, unions will barbecue and protest planned hospital mergers
- 2007.07.10: News from the casino beat
- 2007.07.10: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.10: On other political matters
- 2007.07.10: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.10: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.09: Albany agenda: More on 'the ugliest of times in Albany'
- 2007.07.09: New consumer confidence numbers show less-than-confident consumers. . .
- 2007.07.09: . . . And another poll shows a similar, dismal picture of New York's economic prospects
- 2007.07.09: On the need to pay down New York's debt
- 2007.07.09: An Assemblyman on what New York must do to cut insurance costs
- 2007.07.09: More on Buffalo's efforts to lure back some ex-New Yorkers
- 2007.07.09: Utica argues, again, that it needs some attention from the Governor. . .
- 2007.07.09: . . . As the Governor speaks out on one of the top issues in Utica
- 2007.07.09: For Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan, new advocacy and new uncertainty
- 2007.07.09: More pleas for action to ease New York's malpractice crisis
- 2007.07.09: Government consolidation: More on efforts to consolidate government services in the Southern Tier
- 2007.07.09: On the future of the federal alternative minimum tax
- 2007.07.09: On the role of planning boards in municipal growth
- 2007.07.09: Pro-spending advocates celebrate the increase in taxpayer dollars in schools
- 2007.07.09: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.09: More pressure on local legislators to end their cushy health insurance benefits
- 2007.07.09: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.09: News from the casino beat
- 2007.07.09: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.09: An APA chair from outside the AP? Not this time
- 2007.07.09: On other political matters
- 2007.07.09: A $3.2 billion investment is planned; trees, plants hardest hit
- 2007.07.09: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.09: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.06: Albany agenda: The skirmishing continues
- 2007.07.06: More on the malpractice insurance crisis
- 2007.07.06: On the efforts of New York's reps in Congress to derail NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.07.06: More on the pursuit of shared government services in the Southern Tier
- 2007.07.06: More on who writes the op-eds: An explanation
- 2007.07.06: Most states aren't hiking gasoline taxes
- 2007.07.06: Local Tax Watch: In New York City, 'the tax cut that wasn't'
- 2007.07.06: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.06: Mayor Bloomberg rallies support for his 'congestion tax' plan
- 2007.07.06: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.06: More on the fuss over where the Upstate economy 'czar' lives
- 2007.07.06: On other political matters
- 2007.07.06: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.06: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.05: 'Overtaxed': One businessman's plea
- 2007.07.05: Albany agenda: 'Mud flies in Albany'
- 2007.07.05: Albany agenda: Criticism of a bill to 'gut' welfare reform
- 2007.07.05: How skyrocketing malpractice rates are linked to lawsuit abuse
- 2007.07.05: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.05: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.05: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.05: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.05: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.03: In Albany, the political volleying continues
- 2007.07.03: Schumer: States should have more power to review powerlines
- 2007.07.03: Why curbing lawsuit abuse matters
- 2007.07.03: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.03: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.03: On other political matters
- 2007.07.03: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.03: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.07.02: Albany agenda: Still more post-session fallout
- 2007.07.02: The key to New York's population loss: More Americans moving out than in
- 2007.07.02: . . . As Buffalo tries to lure back some ex-New Yorkers
- 2007.07.02: More on the future of New York's main local economic-development organizations
- 2007.07.02: More support for sharing government services
- 2007.07.02: Praise, from unknown quarters, for Albany's achievements this year
- 2007.07.02: The 'Upstate economic czar' affirms his commitment to western New York
- 2007.07.02: On the high costs of public employees' benefits
- 2007.07.02: One commuter's reservations about Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan
- 2007.07.02: [Insert your favorite lawyer joke here]
- 2007.07.02: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.07.02: School Tax Watch
- 2007.07.02: On other policy matters
- 2007.07.02: On other political matters
- 2007.07.02: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.07.02: An adieu from an Albany veteran
- 2007.07.02: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.29: Albany agenda: Governor Spitzer continues his road trip
- 2007.06.29: The blackout sheds some light on New York's energy realities
- 2007.06.29: On the future of New York's main local job-creation organizations
- 2007.06.29: More on a possible government consolidation in Plattsburgh
- 2007.06.29: More on the latest data documenting New York's population losses
- 2007.06.29: More from the Buffalo News on health-insurance policy issues
- 2007.06.29: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.29: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.29: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.29: On other political matters
- 2007.06.29: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.29: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.28: Albany agenda: The trading of barbs continues
- 2007.06.28: New population numbers, familiar trends
- 2007.06.28: More from the Buffalo News on health-insurance policy
- 2007.06.28: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.28: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.28: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.28: On other political matters
- 2007.06.28: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.27: Albany agenda: As the dust on the session settles, fingers and barbs remain pointed
- 2007.06.27: Albany agenda: Criticism of Albany's inaction on Article X
- 2007.06.27: Albany agenda: Whither Upstate?
- 2007.06.27: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.27: More from the Buffalo News on health insurance policy
- 2007.06.27: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.27: On other political matters
- 2007.06.27: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.27: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.26: Legislative leftovers
- 2007.06.26: More end-of-session commentary
- 2007.06.26: 'Business needs a cure'
- 2007.06.26: New York's legal system
- 2007.06.26: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.25: End-of-session roundup
- 2007.06.25: End-of-session commentary
- 2007.06.25: . . .on Wicks and family leave
- 2007.06.25: Buffalo News considers health insurance
- 2007.06.25: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.22: Albany agenda: The session ends in stalemate
- 2007.06.22: Ideas on stemming the brain drain: A 'graduation message for adults'
- 2007.06.22: Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan gets stuck in Albany traffic
- 2007.06.22: How mandatory paid family leave would affect businesses
- 2007.06.22: More on the burden of frivolous lawsuits
- 2007.06.22: More on yesterday's Plattsburgh Press-Republican coverage of proposed IDA changes
- 2007.06.22: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.22: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.22: More on Mayor Bloomberg's plan to pay for good citizenship
- 2007.06.22: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.22: More political pressure on the Upstate head of ESD
- 2007.06.22: On other political matters
- 2007.06.22: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.22: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.21: Albany agenda: As the session winds down, conflict continues
- 2007.06.21: On the medical and economic value of New York's pharmaceutical companies
- 2007.06.21: On the fate of planned hospital closings in the legislative debate
- 2007.06.21: One side of the story on proposed changes to IDAs
- 2007.06.21: On the paperwork required to get modest property-tax relief
- 2007.06.21: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.21: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.21: Still more on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan
- 2007.06.21: On Mayor Bloomberg's plan to pay for good citizenship
- 2007.06.21: The House declines to block NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.06.21: Government consolidation is considered in Plattsburghs
- 2007.06.21: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.21: On other political matters
- 2007.06.21: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.21: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.20: Albany agenda: The Legislature is poised to do another favor for health-care workers' union
- 2007.06.20: Albany agenda: Does the agenda include a legislative pay raise?
- 2007.06.20: More on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan
- 2007.06.20: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.20: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.20: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.20: On other political matters
- 2007.06.20: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.20: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.19: Albany agenda: What Albany is doing, what Albany should do
- 2007.06.19: The Senate considers the Spitzer administration's economic-development policies
- 2007.06.19: On the adequacy of electricity supplies this summer
- 2007.06.19: More on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan
- 2007.06.19: Commentary on the proposed Wicks Law changes
- 2007.06.19: School Tax Watch: 'The hand that gives, takes'
- 2007.06.19: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.19: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.19: On other political matters
- 2007.06.19: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.19: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.18: Albany agenda: On Albany's 'full plate' as the session winds down
- 2007.06.18: Still more on New York's brain drain of young New Yorkers
- 2007.06.18: More on the state's ongoing efforts to right-size the hospital sector
- 2007.06.18: More on the Senate's property-tax relief plan
- 2007.06.18: More on New York City's union-friendly campaign-finance 'reform'
- 2007.06.18: More on NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.06.18: More on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan
- 2007.06.18: More on the future of Turning Stone
- 2007.06.18: More on the case for government consolidation
- 2007.06.18: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.18: Understanding why Buffalo's fiscal picture has improved
- 2007.06.18: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.18: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.18: More recollections of Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson
- 2007.06.18: On other political matters
- 2007.06.18: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.18: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.15: Albany agenda: The leaders agree to change the Wicks Law
- 2007.06.15: What the Upstate economy needs: 'Enough already with the reports and summits'
- 2007.06.15: More evidence that young people who leave don't necessarily want to
- 2007.06.15: More on the Senate's property tax plan
- 2007.06.15: More on the future of New York's Empire Zone program
- 2007.06.15: Criticism of an effort to keep one hospital open
- 2007.06.15: More on federal hearings on NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.06.15: The latest job-growth numbers
- 2007.06.15: A federal obstacle to Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan?
- 2007.06.15: More on New York City's budget
- 2007.06.15: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.15: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.15: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.15: On other political matters
- 2007.06.15: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.15: More on the future of Turning Stone
- 2007.06.14: Albany agenda: Legislative leaders say they'll reject parts of plans to ease hospital spending
- 2007.06.14: Local Tax Watch: Why local taxes stay high even as the need for services shrinks
- 2007.06.14: On a bill that could eliminate residential school property taxes
- 2007.06.14: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.14: On the (limited) role of the sun in powering New York City
- 2007.06.14: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.14: More on Mayor Bloomberg's congestion plan
- 2007.06.14: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.14: On other political matters
- 2007.06.14: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.13: 'Ignore the Albany circus and report on the tax tragedy'
- 2007.06.13: More on possible Empire Zone Reform
- 2007.06.13: More on energy
- 2007.06.13: More on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax'
- 2007.06.13: Adding up: New York students improve in math
- 2007.06.13: Local taxes and spending
- 2007.06.13: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.13: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.12: As the session comes to a close
- 2007.06.12: More on state and local taxes
- 2007.06.12: More Empire Zones?
- 2007.06.12: More on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax'
- 2007.06.12: Local employment outlooks
- 2007.06.12: More on regional economic development policy
- 2007.06.12: On the fate of Turning Stone Casino
- 2007.06.12: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.12: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.12: Local taxes and spending
- 2007.06.12: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.11: More on the policy changes that the Upstate economy needs
- 2007.06.11: On New Yorkers who move out – and others who don't move here
- 2007.06.11: More on efforts to curb the flight of New York's young
- 2007.06.11: Albany agenda: More on what Albany is doing and how
- 2007.06.11: On the state's efforts to encourage brownfield redevelopment
- 2007.06.11: On the future of Medicaid in Erie County
- 2007.06.11: Local Tax Watch: 'Government spending is the real tax issue'
- 2007.06.11: Local Tax Watch: Hike the sales tax or the property tax? Rochester says: Neither
- 2007.06.11: Another call for a new law to expedite the siting of power plants
- 2007.06.11: Oneida County will bus opponents to the NYRI powerline to a hearing on the matter
- 2007.06.11: More on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax'
- 2007.06.11: On New York's ongoing issues with Indian nations over taxes
- 2007.06.11: In the Capital Region, a dispute over job-growth data
- 2007.06.11: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.11: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.11: On other political matters
- 2007.06.11: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.11: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.08: Another call for action on New York's Wicks Law
- 2007.06.08: Hike the sales tax or the property tax? Rochester votes for 'neither'
- 2007.06.08: Albany agenda: The debate continues on a range of issues
- 2007.06.08: How New York's financial sector carries the whole state's economy
- 2007.06.08: More troubles for unionized factory workers in western New York
- 2007.06.08: More on New York City's 'congestion tax' plan
- 2007.06.08: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.08: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.08: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.08: On other political matters
- 2007.06.08: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.08: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.07: Albany agenda: The leaders agree to extend Power for Jobs
- 2007.06.07: On the future of Upstate cities
- 2007.06.07: The North Country hears ideas on what New York's business climate needs
- 2007.06.07: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.07: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.07: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.07: On other political matters
- 2007.06.07: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.07: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.06: Business groups renew the call for 'Scaffold Law' reform
- 2007.06.06: Albany agenda: On the uncertain future of 'paid family leave' proposals
- 2007.06.06: A look at the brain drain in Rochester
- 2007.06.06: Restating the case for more electricity generation in New York State
- 2007.06.06: More Upstate criticism of a proposed powerline
- 2007.06.06: More on the future of SUNY (and the high cost of college)
- 2007.06.06: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.06: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.06: Schools are criticized for how they secure state exams
- 2007.06.06: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.06: On other political matters
- 2007.06.06: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.06: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.05: Albany agenda: Disagreement on how to expedite power plant siting
- 2007.06.05: More on the legacy of Senate Majority Leader Warren M. Anderson
- 2007.06.05: Consumer confidence is flagging again, both statewide and Upstate
- 2007.06.05: Government consolidation: A call for sharing police systems
- 2007.06.05: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.05: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.05: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.05: On other political matters
- 2007.06.05: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.05: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.04: What will the Assembly do to help the Upstate economy?
- 2007.06.04: More on a proposal to add another tax on health insurance
- 2007.06.04: On the high costs of taxpayer-funded health insurance benefits
- 2007.06.04: Albany agenda: The Governor promotes a family-leave bill
- 2007.06.04: The 'annual brain drain' of college graduates
- 2007.06.04: The debate over renewing 'Article X'
- 2007.06.04: More on the future of SUNY
- 2007.06.04: Senate Majority Leader Warren M. Anderson
- 2007.06.04: A struggling 'Center of Excellence'
- 2007.06.04: More on Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion tax' proposal
- 2007.06.04: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.04: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.04: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.04: On other political matters
- 2007.06.04: In regional economic-development matters: Why Buffalo should help small business
- 2007.06.04: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.06.01: More on the connection between job growth and population trends
- 2007.06.01: More on the agenda in Albany
- 2007.06.01: More on SUNY and its future
- 2007.06.01: On the Governor's commission to study regulation of financial services
- 2007.06.01: More on opposition to a proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.06.01: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.06.01: School Tax Watch
- 2007.06.01: On other policy matters
- 2007.06.01: On other political matters
- 2007.06.01: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.06.01: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.31: Local Tax Watch: Tedisco renews the call for a cap on property taxes
- 2007.05.31: What the Upstate economy really needs
- 2007.05.31: More on a commission that will evaluate public higher education
- 2007.05.31: Government consolidation is considered in Madison County
- 2007.05.31: More on hearings planned on NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.05.31: A plan to cut energy use in New York State
- 2007.05.31: The Southern Tier town where taxes are going down for many
- 2007.05.31: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.31: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.31: In regional economic-development matters
- 2007.05.31: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.30: The Governor appoints a commission to study SUNY and CUNY
- 2007.05.30: Albany agenda: What New Yorkers think of a legislative pay raise
- 2007.05.30: School Tax Watch: Noticing that New York's per-pupil spending is now highest
- 2007.05.30: Spitzer: I'll work to keep the Big Apple the biggest in financial services
- 2007.05.30: How energy deregulation affects energy markets. . .
- 2007.05.30: . . . And the realities of wind power
- 2007.05.30: Commentary on a proposal to reduce the state's gasoline taxes
- 2007.05.30: More on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax'
- 2007.05.30: Local Tax Watch: 'Privatization will save New York'
- 2007.05.30: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.30: On other political matters
- 2007.05.30: In regional economic-development news
- 2007.05.30: We tip our cap a retiring veteran
- 2007.05.30: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.29: An long-time New Yorker on why he's an ex-New Yorker
- 2007.05.29: More on the nation's heaviest tax burden, ours
- 2007.05.29: More on what is needed to combat the 'Upstate brain drain'
- 2007.05.29: The challenge of luring retailers to Buffalo
- 2007.05.29: With little hope in New York, New Yorkers plead for low taxes in New Jersey
- 2007.05.29: Albany agenda: In who's supporting what, some 'strange bedfellows'
- 2007.05.29: More on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax'
- 2007.05.29: The call for federal ears in the room when Utica voices protest the proposed powerline
- 2007.05.29: More on a think-tank report on what Upstate cities need
- 2007.05.29: Reflecting on the closing of a charter school in Albany
- 2007.05.29: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.29: Rising property values, and property taxes, in the Adirondacks
- 2007.05.29: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.29: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.29: On other political matters
- 2007.05.29: In regional economic-development news
- 2007.05.29: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.25: 'Turning talk into action' on the Upstate economy
- 2007.05.25: The new numbers: New York's per-pupil school spending is nation's highest
- 2007.05.25: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.25: Criticism of the Governor's proposal to link spending growth to income growth
- 2007.05.25: What Governor Spitzer and Senator Bruno agree on
- 2007.05.25: The Governor's call for public-authority reforms
- 2007.05.25: A new call to reduce New York's gasoline taxes
- 2007.05.25: Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax' gets mixed reviews from taxpayers
- 2007.05.25: A state Assemblyman's campaign on the Oneidas and their taxes
- 2007.05.25: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.25: In regional economic-development news
- 2007.05.25: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.25: On other political matters
- 2007.05.25: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.24: More commentary on new evidence that New York's tax burden is heaviest
- 2007.05.24: More on our survey on graduating college seniors' thoughts on Upstate
- 2007.05.24: More on the Governor's plan to start the budget process in the fall
- 2007.05.24: One of Hollywood's better known left-of-center activists endorses Indian Point
- 2007.05.24: More on what Upstate cities need for economic recovery
- 2007.05.24: A protest over the proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.05.24: Commentary and suggestions on consolidating governments in the Southern Tier
- 2007.05.24: The skirmishing between the Governor and the Senate Majority Leader continues
- 2007.05.24: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.24: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.24: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.24: On other political matters
- 2007.05.24: In regional economic-development news
- 2007.05.24: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.23: A new effort to slow the growth of young ex-New Yorkers
- 2007.05.23: School Tax Watch: 'Residents don't vote because they know it won't matter'
- 2007.05.23: More on what Albany is doing and how
- 2007.05.23: A New York City protests against the proposed Upstate-to-Downstate powerline
- 2007.05.23: Local Tax Watch: The appeal of a minority idea on state mandates on local governments
- 2007.05.23: An argument that campaign-finance law changes would reduce taxes
- 2007.05.23: A legislative push for more regulation of public authorities
- 2007.05.23: A new casino in Central New York?
- 2007.05.23: More on Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion plan'
- 2007.05.23: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.23: On other political matters
- 2007.05.23: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.22: More commentary on reports documenting New York's heaviest-in-the-nation tax burden
- 2007.05.22: Commentary on the different ideas for how to help the Upstate economy
- 2007.05.22: On the uncertain future of the state's economic-development power programs
- 2007.05.22: More on a proposal for enhanced family-leave benefits
- 2007.05.22: The Governor and the leaders discuss the issues at another public meeting
- 2007.05.22: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.22: More on the case for campaign-finance changes in New York State
- 2007.05.22: In the Oneida Indians' land-claim case, a 'split decision'
- 2007.05.22: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.22: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.22: On other political matters
- 2007.05.22: In regional economic-development news
- 2007.05.22: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.21: New study, familiar result: New York's taxes are the highest
- 2007.05.21: More commentary on what Albany does and how
- 2007.05.21: More on Albany's still-unfolding spending plans
- 2007.05.21: Report: The Governor is planning to release budget ideas early this year
- 2007.05.21: A call to dismantle New York's notorious 'Scaffold Law'
- 2007.05.21: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.21: Criticism of a pending proposal to support family leave
- 2007.05.21: More on NYRI's proposed powerline
- 2007.05.21: On Rochester's efforts to slow the brain drain. . .
- 2007.05.21: More commentary on Mayor Bloomberg's 'congestion tax' plan
- 2007.05.21: . . . And a shortage of manufacturing talent in the Southern Tier
- 2007.05.21: One think tank's perspective on why Upstate cities have reasons for optimism
- 2007.05.21: What Upstate New York can learn from Oregon about regional economic development
- 2007.05.21: More on the future of Buffalo's waterfront
- 2007.05.21: More on the Senecas' plan to charge a toll on the Thruway
- 2007.05.21: More on Sematech's ambitions for Albany
- 2007.05.21: Property taxes: 'With the power to tax comes the power to destroy'
- 2007.05.21: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.21: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.21: On other political matters
- 2007.05.21: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.18: Still more on the nation's heaviest tax burden. . .
- 2007.05.18: . . . With confirmation that it's a bigger concern than ever to New York's business community
- 2007.05.18: School Tax Watch: A proposed cap on growth in school taxes
- 2007.05.18: The teachers' union's early benefits from a decree saying day-care workers can organize
- 2007.05.18: More on the policy agenda in Albany
- 2007.05.18: In the ongoing dispute over Thruway access, the Senecas propose a toll
- 2007.05.18: On a Tompkins County initiative toward consolidating government services
- 2007.05.18: On the state of the state pension fund
- 2007.05.18: New York's latest job-growth numbers
- 2007.05.18: On a proposal to allow more family leaves
- 2007.05.18: A critical look at Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax'
- 2007.05.18: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.18: Ah, for the good old days, when suffering in school meant only that you got detention
- 2007.05.18: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.18: A Downstate Assemblyman denies eyeing the Speaker's job
- 2007.05.18: On other political matters
- 2007.05.18: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.17: More on the nation's heaviest tax burden
- 2007.05.17: 'Is Upstate like old Communist Europe?'
- 2007.05.17: More on the legislative agenda in Albany
- 2007.05.17: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.17: On Empire Zones and regional approaches to economic-development
- 2007.05.17: More taxpayer dollars for hospitals – to help them close
- 2007.05.17: More on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed 'congestion tax'
- 2007.05.17: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.17: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.17: On other political matters
- 2007.05.17: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.16: 'Upstate Now': The Senate advances a plan for the Upstate economy. . .
- 2007.05.16: . . . As our new analysis shows that New York's tax burden remains the heaviest
- 2007.05.16: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.16: On efforts to change regulation of the state's public authorities
- 2007.05.16: In regional economic-development news
- 2007.05.16: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.16: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.16: On other political matters
- 2007.05.16: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.15: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.15: What the state budget says (again) about state fiscal practices
- 2007.05.15: More on the state's Empire Zones
- 2007.05.15: Criticism of the Governor's decree on day-care workers' right to unionize
- 2007.05.15: A major plant-closing in the North Country. . .
- 2007.05.15: . . . And a new factory coming to Montgomery County
- 2007.05.15: A historical perspective on the Capital Region's relationship with Sematech
- 2007.05.15: In Medicaid proposal, 'a long-term gift to the elder bar'
- 2007.05.15: New York's growing dependence on global trade
- 2007.05.15: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.15: Bloomberg comes to Albany to pitch his 'congestion tax'
- 2007.05.15: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.15: On other political matters
- 2007.05.15: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.14: Criticism of New York's excelsior school spending and taxes. . .
- 2007.05.14: School Tax Watch
- 2007.05.14: Governor Spitzer decrees that day care workers can unionize
- 2007.05.14: More on Governor Spitzer's political style
- 2007.05.14: More on the legislative agenda in Albany
- 2007.05.14: Still more on Sematech's plans for Albany
- 2007.05.14: Support for efforts to shrink New York's hospital sector
- 2007.05.14: The teachers' union intensifies its intense commitment to political giving
- 2007.05.14: Math education as a tool for 'social justice'
- 2007.05.14: Dog bites man: A long-time union official wishes that labor law was more favorable to unions
- 2007.05.14: More on pressure for change in campaign-finance law
- 2007.05.14: On the best way to use Buffalo's waterfront
- 2007.05.14: More on local-government consolidation efforts
- 2007.05.14: A rally against a proposed powerline is planned
- 2007.05.14: Fitch: Albany's fiscal outlook is improved
- 2007.05.14: On the future of the public-sector wage freeze in Buffalo
- 2007.05.14: Local Tax Watch
- 2007.05.14: On other policy matters
- 2007.05.14: On other political matters
- 2007.05.14: Business goes to Washington for help with the business climate
- 2007.05.14: Other items that caught our eye
- 2007.05.11: As in most years, the comptroller has criticized spending in the state budget
- 2007.05.11: More criticism of Albany's agenda (or lack of it) for Upstate New York. . .
- 2007.05.11: . . . And more criticism of what Albany is doing, not doing, and undoing
- 2007.05.11: Criticism of the Governor's modest proposal to reform the Wicks Law
- 2007.05.11: More on Sematech's decision to move to Albany
- 2007.05.11: On government consolidation, a call for action over study
- 2007.05.11: On federal legislation to tilt the organizing competition in favor of unions
- 2007.05.11: