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
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
Well, what do you know? Barely a month after its enactment, New York State's biggest income tax hike since 1961 has already driven away one of the Empire State's wealthiest and most productive residents. Make that former Read More
Annual health insurance premiums for active and retired state government employees in New York have risen $1.6 billion (128 percent) since fiscal 1999-2000 and are expected to increase by another $838 million (30 percent) over the next four years, ac Read More
Now that a whole herd of horses has galloped out of New York's budgetary barn, Governor David Paterson has proposed shutting the door with an inflation-level cap on state spending. Read More
Nicole and I both have op-eds in the Post today. dissects the MTA's latest desperation move -- an unprecedented 18-month budget. focuses on the projected expansion of New York State's Medicaid caseload, which by 2013 may include one ou Read More