ALBANY - New York state has a message to some of the 1.2 million people who receive taxpayer-funded health insurance: no more free riders. The state Department of Civil Service is planning a massive crackdown on what could be thousands of public empl Read More
State legislators reached an agreement last month to cut state spending, but influential labor unions—with deep pockets—are working aggressively to kill Gov. David Paterson’s plan to cap property taxes. The split in the state Legislature cou Read More
Oliver Robinson, superintendent of the sprawling Shenendehowa school district in southern Saratoga County, is eligible for a $1,000 annual bonus if he doesn’t smoke. These and other details of Robinson’s contract with the Shenendehowa board � Read More
The big question on Wall Street now is where more hurt will pop up next. All Schoharie County residents have to do to answer that question is look at their tax bills. .. Read More
The demise of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and anticipated job losses at Merrill Lynch & Co. could blow new holes in the city and state budgets, raising concerns about cuts in services and tax increases. In separate press conferences Monday, Read More
John McCain has a new ad out that gives some hints about his approach to the financial crisis, or rather to the campaign about the financial crisis (there is a difference). First, he’s countering Obama’s “you’re all losers” tactic. In Obama Read More
ALBANY - Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes would pile a staggering $16 billion in additional taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, according to a new report. The study, from the conservative-oriented Manhattan Institute, examined the impact in 2009-2010 Read More
New York is one of a handful of states that would be hit with a net increase in federal taxes under Senator Obama's tax plan, according to a new study. Thanks to New York City's heavy concentration of wealth, the Democratic candidate's proposal wo Read More