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EV Buses Sounded Like a Good Idea
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (120+ words) Long Island Life & Politics It sounded good when the press releases were issued years ago. Virtue-signaling environmental extremists in New York bragged about how they were saving the planet by switching to electric buses. One thing they forgot to highlight…...
Blakeman Calls $4 B Bailout for City "Robbery
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (270+ words) Nassau County Executive and GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman accused Governor Kathy Hochul of "robbery" after she announced that she would provide New York City with an additional $4 billion to close the budget gap. According to a press release from…...
Budget Hits One Month into Overtime
1+ week, 3+ day ago (921+ words) Previously Published in The Messenger The record-setting $260 billion budget continues to see negotiations over key issues and as Governor Kathy Hochul (D-Hamburg) attempts to take the reins as progressive Democrats put their loyalists in place." Albany has now blown past…...
Four Problems with a Statewide Pied--Terre Tax
1+ week, 4+ day ago (757+ words) Courtesy of The Empire Center Soon after Governor Hochul floated the idea of a "pied--terre" tax in New York City, Albany Sen. Patricia Fahy proposed to expand the concept to the rest of the state. As with Hochul's still-sketchy…...
Blakeman Blasts Board for Plans to Hire Taxpayer-Funded Counsel
1+ week, 6+ day ago (371+ words) Nassau County Executive and GOP candidate for Governor Bruce Blakeman ripped into the New York State Public Campaign Finance Board (PCFB) after the agency announced plans to hire outside counsel to defend themselves against Blakeman's lawsuit. Blakeman said this means…...
Blakeman: Hochul Slips "Senior Tax" into Budget
2+ week, 3+ day ago (245+ words) Nassau County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Kathy Hochul's proposal to force seniors to pay hundreds of dollars more each month for Medicare Part B premiums as part of her FY 2027 Budget." "Kathy Hochul keeps making New…...
Albany Should Listen to Jamie Dimon
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (474+ words) Courtesy of The Empire Center In his annual message to shareholders, JP Morgan Chase's chief executive, Jamie Dimon, offered a timely and pointed warning for New York policymakers. It's worth quoting in full, with emphasis added for a few key…...
Libs Finally Concede NY's Extreme Climate Law Would Hurt Ratepayers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) A recent Newsday editorial sounded the alarm about potential energy price spikes that are slated to hit New York consumers over the next year as a result of the 2019 climate change laws implemented by the state legislature. Well, well, well....
Hochul Is about to Betray Taxpayers by Ditching Tier 6
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (444+ words) Governor Kathy Hochul gave a speech before a union rally last week, indicating that she is fully behind the efforts of unions to demolish the important fiscal reforms that were put into effect in 2011 to control the government pension time…...