Albany’s a wreck. But you knew that already. You’ve read countless articles and editorials about late state budgets, high tax rates, and other problems. What you may not have read, though, is a comprehensive description of all those problems — and why you should care about them — all in one place. That’s where a […]
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The Pataki budget: Bush Lite?
So you think the new Bush federal budget is a disaster? A closer look at the New York State budget proposed by Governor George Pataki indicates that another disaster is in the making and, as they say, the devil is in the details. Grover Nordquist, one of the Bush administration’s government-spending gurus, is famous for […]
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Cut the Medicaid budget? It won’t be easy
Can New YorkState really stop spending so much money on Medicaid? And do it without hurting people? Or will the money we save now just cost us more in the end? Once again, the governor is promising to do something about Medicaid. In his budget address last week he warned, again, that Medicaid […]
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Cut the Medicaid budget? It won’t be easy
Can New YorkState really stop spending so much money on Medicaid? And do it without hurting people? Or will the money we save now just cost us more in the end? Once again, the governor is promising to do something about Medicaid. In his budget address last week he warned, again, that Medicaid […]
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Stop the steamroller. Reject Gonzales
As US Attorney General, John Ashcroft had a multitude of frightening beliefs and policies. Alberto Gonzales, nominated to succeed Ashcroft, has his own. During last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont seemed concerned about Gonzales’s past. But, said Leahy, looking back at the Ashcroft record, Gonzales’s nomination “seems to offer […]
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Wait just a damn minute!
Do the people of Greater Rochester want a casino downtown? Nobody knows. Nobody has asked. Would a casino help the economy? If so, would the benefits outweigh the costs that legalized gambling brings? Nobody knows. There’s been little chance to study it. Would a casino help downtown development efforts or hurt them? Would […]
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State of the bunion
One day last week, Albany and Washington tag-teamed for a pair of events. And it sounds like little will be done to heal America’s injuries. That’s the message that came wrapped in George Pataki’s 2004 state budget address and George W. Bush’s annual State of the Union speech. If you listened to both […]
