Deposed Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief Elliot Sander has an in today's Times in which he notes that "with the Legislature's political support for labor negotiations, the agency would be better positioned to conduct serious an Read More
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, in addition to an average 10 percent reduction already experienced by employees under an unpaid furlough program. Meanwhile, in New York, most state workers just received a 3 percent wage increase, and . At least 42 state lawmakers, in Read More
Governor Paterson he will veto "any legislation this year that calls for more spending." Well, that's a relief. But what does he mean by "spending"? Tough spending restraint?[/capti Read More
Following in the footsteps of the owners of a small Buffalo area company have announced that New York State's income tax hike is prompting them to move to Florida -- except, unlike Golisano, they are also taking their entire company with them. Read More
The New York Times Broadway's theater owners and producers "fought vigorously and successfully ... to block a new state tax on theater tickets ... [y]et at the same time, they were quietly imposing a new fee of their own on patrons of Broa Read More
New York State's Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) was created in 1992 to provide a sustainable source of financing for ongoing transportation maintenance needs. But since the mid-1990s, an increasing share of the fund's revenues--pri Read More
The fall in New York State tax revenues over the past year has been concentrated among wealthy taxpayers, indicates. Read More
Should New York State voters be asked to approve a $5 billion "Clean Water, Clean Air & Green Jobs Bond Act" this year? That question will be the focus of a public hearing the state Assembly will hold on May 27 in Albany. Read More