New York lost another 126,209 residents to other states during the 12 months ending July 1, according to newly released . The Empire State's loss to "net domestic migration" has reached 1,575,864 people since 2000 -- the most of any state's, toppin Read More
Gov. Paterson has released the state budget on a history-making day. For the first time ever, the Federal Reserve has cut the interest rate at which it lends to banks to as (and as high as a quarter of a percentage point). This action puts Paterson's Read More
Governor Paterson's proposed on sugared soft drinks has already captured most of the media attention among the $4 billion in new taxes and fees in Governor Paterson's budget. But by far the largest single element in Paterson's revenue package is a Read More
City comptroller William Thompson released his regular "" report today. It's not necessary to go into the gory details, since it's past time for everyone simply to stipulate that things are ugly so that we can get on with life. The good news, though, Read More
Supporters of an income tax increase in New York State were, until recently, pushing what they called a "millionaire tax." But now that the number of millionaires is rapidly shrinking, Albany's most vocal tax-hike proponents have lowered their taxa Read More
Investment manager Bernard Madoff has allegedly admitted to what could be the biggest single criminal financial fraud ever, with up to $50 billion in losses. What does it mean for New York? Read More
Today's Citizens Budget Commission panel on "" (the link is to the full report, with good case studies) offered an excellently reasoned and evidenced summary of what the private sector can and cannot do when it comes to public-infrastructure Read More
Also in today's Times is a written to illustrate the foolishness of what my colleague Heather Mac Donald would probably call part of the victimology culture. The author, Linda Hirshman, notes that there will be "almost no women" on Obama's Read More