ALBANY, March 12 — Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s plan to cut health care spending is running into staunch resistance not so much from New York City Democrats but increasingly from the upstate and suburban Republicans who lead the State Senate. The side Read More
HE IS not known for being timid. As New York's attorney-general, he was called “The sheriff of Wall Street”. Last year he campaigned for governor with the promise to shake up state government. He won with 70% of the vote, and now he is trying to Read More
ALBANY, March 28 — Gov. Eliot Spitzer brought a hard-charging style to Albany, taking on adversaries personally and directly, even lambasting lawmakers in their home districts. But the State Legislature knows how to play hardball too, and the rooki Read More
ALBANY, March 30 — Middle-class homeowners in Westchester County will get nearly $3,000. In Albany, they will receive $994, and in Erie County, $842. That is a sampling of the tax relief that homeowners will receive under a plan hammered out thi Read More
ALBANY - The new state budget will create a whopping 50 percent increase in the projected deficit for next year, Gov. Spitzer's budget director revealed yesterday. Paul Francis said the dramatic new spending agreed to by Spitzer and legislative le Read More
ALBANY — While state lawmakers give taxpayer money to anti-gun organizations in the new budget, they also give grants to gun and hunting clubs. Then there is $2,000 for nut allergy awareness, $100,000 for a soccer hall of fame and $10,000 for a Read More
Now that we, like millions of other New Yorkers, have put our checks to the federal and state tax collectors in the mail, or authorized electronic transfers, let us reflect for a moment on the prospects ahead. Real estate is trading at startlingly hi Read More
Ralph Berlangieri made $102,700 last year. He's not an executive or a lawyer or an engineer. He's a Port Authority gardener who cares for trees, shrubs and flowers at Newark Airport. "I have a nephew who has a college degree, and he doesn't make t Read More