New York State has too many overpaid government workers.  Also, New York State has too many government workers.  Those are the pair of conclusions to take away from a disheartening study by a conservative group called the Empire Center for New York State Policy. To summarize the Channel 2 story about...

Expanding the Best Picture Oscar field to 10 entrants may water down the field.  But some competitions feature a plethora of worthwhile candidates.  Take trying to pick the Best New York State Democrat.  The academy that’s in charge of issuing the Democraties ™ would have to permit a similarly...

You’d think they’d be grateful.  But the beneficiaries of our involuntary kindness are too busy punishing us for it.  New York State is planning on propping itself with tax refunds in lieu of promptly returning the overpayments to their proper owners.  A governor who amusingly thinks he could...

New York State is attempting to simultaneously help the economy and environment.  Yeah: they’ll do nothing for either.  Enticed consumers spent the weekend racing about trying to grab government entitlements for those outfitting their kitchens and basements.  They’re taking part in a transparently...

While I’m sorry to be a downer, I don’t think you’ll win Powerball.  Someone will pick the correct numerical combination, although it’s astoundingly unlikely to be you personally.  But playing is like attempting to entice a model from the opposite gender or cheering for a non-Yankees franchise:...

Rumors are flying around that a big story is going to break tomorrow about Governor David Paterson, and that he is preparing to resign because of it. Just in are reports that Paterson is denying the rumors he will resign and says the story is not running tomorrow. UPDATE: We spoke with a member of Governor...

Fiscal responsibility doesn’t mean spending other people’s money before they get the chance.  Regrettably, certain governors disagree.  For one, New York executive David Paterson took a break from railing about pitfalls created by the state’s massive debt to point out how much cash same state...

Well, that was a fantastic atmosphere for the second Buffalo Bills home game not played at home. The matchup in the erstwhile SkyDome was as lively as a surgery being performed in a morgue.  Perhaps curious Canadians remain puzzled about the mysterious fourth down or why there wasn’t a team named...

The skanky unpleasantness involved in using public buses has been well-documented.  But waiting for a mapped-out ride on the proletariat chariot is now an even more tedious activity: patrons have to deal with the government’s sales pitch.  That’s at least true if a few shelter ads I’ve stumbled...

Everyone loves hockey.  It’s the greatest thing ever, duh, much less sport.  Enough Upstate New York residents share this indisputable sentiment that there should be no problem uncovering ample private capital for the first ever outdoor American Hockey League contest.  Unfortunately, the state...

I disagree with a lot of things Governor Paterson has done and said, but he pretty much hits the nails on the head here. Gov. David Paterson openly criticized the White House on Monday, saying he thought it was a terrible idea to move alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspected...

The Artvoice Dilemma comes down to whether it’s worth pointing out any random article’s problems.  It’s usually best to avoid the chore of reading an issue, much less critiquing its contents.  But sometimes they churn out something so egregious that it deserves a shredding.  For...

New Jersey and New York are similar neighbors.  For one, both are homes to NFL venues.  Of course, the Garden State hosts two teams, even if they’re equipped with out-of-state license plates, while the Empire State has one, as long as the Bills count as a pro squad.  The resemblance goes beyond...

Why does New York State hate the environment so much? As of Sunday, residents must make recycling outpost excursions to get nickels back on water bottles, which of course means more car trips that will wreak havoc on efforts to maintain a small carbon footprint, or whatever. You’ll now have to...

Having fewer bad congressional representatives isn’t worth it.  And, while it’s nice to enjoy shorter waiting times at restaurants and cope with less traffic, it’s ultimately not fun to have a broke ghost town to yourself.  The remaining residents of New York State are coping with...

The best thing Albany and Washington can do for the economy is nothing.  The worst is basically everything they’ve attempted over the past few decades.  Guess which approach they’re planning to use as they inflict their newest scheme upon Buffalo?  The city’s paper happily...