My in today's New York Post gives Governor Paterson credit for his continuing "straight talk" on budget issues. As for the , on the other hand: Unfortunately, for all the doomsday headlines and special-interest caterwauling Read More
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Governor Paterson will propose a mid-year cut in state aid to public schools as part of a $2 billion budget reduction package to be released tomorrow. Here's a chart that provides some perspective on the budgetary debate ahead: [caption id="at Read More
In the of his congressional testimony yesterday, Governor David Paterson made this pointed reference to what the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan used to call the "balance of payments deficit" between New York State and the federal government: Read More
One of the most famous episodes of the old Star Trek TV series was in which the crew of the Enterprise found themselves in an alternative universe populated by their nasty lookalikes. The old DC comic books featured "Bizarro" characters w Read More
As a postscript to Nicole’s most recent post, which focused on New York City, it should be noted that New York’s state government doesn't immediately face a California-style cash crunch, either. The state stopped issuing short-term notes Read More