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The Buffalo Bean Interviews Rick Lazio...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2010, Featured Articles, Interviews, NY State Government on 10 21st, 2009 | 3 Comments

I had the opportunity to sit down with Rick Lazio while he was in town yesterday. I’d never met him before. I wasn’t a New York resident during his unsuccessful Senate bid, so this was not only my first time meeting him, but my first real opportunity to assess him as a candidate that I might...

High Taxes Claim Another Victim...

Posted by Matt in NY State Government on 05 14th, 2009 | 1 Comment

I remember when Rush Limbaugh announced he was leaving New York because of high property taxes… The so-called “Working Families” Party went giddy. We won, and now Rush Limbaugh is leaving New York forever. Why is Limbaugh packing it in? In the new state budget, millionaires will...

Amazon.com Sues New York State...

Posted by Matt in NY State Government on 06 2nd, 2008 | 3 Comments

Because New York State just doesn’t get it.. they can’t solve their budget problems by raising taxes. Amazon.com, the online book retailer, and electronics Newegg.com has filed suit against New York in response to a new law requiring online retailers to collect sales tax from buyers in the...

Posted by Matt in Links of the Day, NY State Government on 05 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off

Paterson says projected budget gaps have grown

Posted by Matt in NY State Government on 04 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment

You know the governor must be doing something right when the unions aren’t happy. Gov. David Paterson, warning of deteriorating state tax revenues, ordered a “soft freeze” on hiring yesterday and directed state commissioners to come up with “serious, achievable and recurring”...

Budget built on borrowing, fees...

Posted by Matt in Links of the Day, NY State Government on 04 10th, 2008 | Comments Off

Budget built on borrowing, fees

Posted by Matt in Links of the Day, NY State Government on 04 10th, 2008 | Comments Off

Spending up 4.9% as new state budget hits $121.7 billion

Posted by Matt in Links of the Day, NY State Government on 04 1st, 2008 | Comments Off

New York begins new fiscal year without a budget

Posted by Matt in NY State Government on 03 31st, 2008 | Comments Off

First Governor Paterson said he wanted to avoid raising taxes as he tried to balance the state budget. Well apparently the legislature isn’t so interested in avoiding tax hikes — they’re already looking at raising the cigarette tax… Legislative leaders were talking about doubling...