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New York Budget

Geese, Ganders and Governors

Alan Singer | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

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Alan Singer

Governor Paterson's proposal proposed budget cuts (and similar proposals in the other 49 states) are a recipe for an even worse economic disaster than we have had during the past year.

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Joe Bruno Is No Terrorist

Dan Collins | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

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Dan Collins

To understand the way Albany thinks, look to the trial of the ex-Senate majority leader, who seems to think the feds are persecuting him. "I wasn't a terrorist," he protests. That neatly sums up his good points.

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NY State Senate Refuses To Deal With Deficit During Special Session

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — With New York drowning in deepening deficit spending and running out of cash to pay huge bills due next month, the Legislature me...

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How Deep Is New York's Deficit?

timesunion.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

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Gov. David Paterson has threatened, scolded and tried to cajole legislators into addressing the state's growing budget deficit. But despite his Monday...

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Containing Costs Key to Health Reform Success

James R. Knickman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

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James R. Knickman

Can we actually afford health care reform? New York is the highest Medicaid spender per capita in the nation as well as the state with the highest total Medicaid spending.

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Gov. David Paterson: New State Budget May Already Be Up To $3 Billion In The Red

New York Post | FREDRIC U. DICKER | Posted 06.20.2009 | Local

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Gov. Paterson said today that the state's newly adopted record-high budget may be out of balance by as much as $3 billion and that next year's deficit...

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"The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change?

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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Odile Weissenborn

In New York, the 36-year-old Rockefeller Drug Laws may be massively overhauled.

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Governor Paterson, Have You Lost Your Moral Compass?

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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Jonathan Tasini

It's regular people who had nothing to do with this financial disaster who continue to take the hit. In New York, Paterson's new budget takes aim at workers and lets the rich of the hook.

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