Coming up … Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week called for an overhaul of the public education system, with an aim toward boosting student achievement and heightening accountability. How far would such an overhaul reach? Cuomo, in his State of the State address, announced the formation of a bipartisan commission to… Read More →
The state Legislature convenes for its 2012 session just after the New Year. What issues do you hope they take up in 2012? What are your priorities for your representatives in the state Senate and Assembly? Replacing the Tappan Zee bridge? Pension reform? Mandate relief? What are your top issues?... Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend in The Journal News: Sundday, Dec. 18 Tappan Zee Bridge: Editorial We comment on news that a bipartisan coalition of Hudson Valley political leaders have called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to slow down planning for a new… Read More →
Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: Cuomo’s tax deal: Editorial We comment on the deal Gov. Andrew Cuomo brokered with leaders of the state Legislature to cut taxes for middle-class New Yorkers will raising taxes on the wealthiest. We write: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature, the latter the… Read More →
We’re back with regular round-ups of opinion content after last a respite last week. Here’s a glance at editorials and commentaries we published over the weekend: Sunday, December 4 Fracking: Commentary We comment on the ongoing review of whether or not hydraulic fracturing of New York’s Marcellus shale, through which… Read More →
Representatives of a consortium of groups pressing for an extension of the so-called “millionaire’s tax” in New York discuss their effort in an Editorial Spotlight interview 1 pm. today on LoHud.com. Expected participants include: » Dennis Hanratty, executive director of Mount Vernon United Tenants; » Ron Deutsch, executive director of… Read More →
Democrats in the state Legislature, along with union leaders and some Occupy Wall Street members, have called for renewing New York’s so-called “millionaire’s tax,” which slaps an income tax surcharge on individuals earning $200,000 or more, $300,000 or more for families. Gov. Andrew Cuomo opposes extending the surcharge, which expires… Read More →
Representatives of the Mid-Hudson Regional Council — the local business consortium competing with business councils statewide for a share of $200 million in economic development dollars from Albany — discuss their proposed Strategic Plan and Priority Projects, in an Editorial Spotlight interview 10 a.m. Tuesday on LoHud.com. Panelists include: Council… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published over the weekend: Saturday, Oct. 8 Occupy Wall Street and ‘99 percenters’: Commentary Christopher Ketcham, uthor of “The Rein of the One Percenters: Income Equality and the Death of Culture in New York City” in the current issue of Orion… Read More →
Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: PEF’s rejection: Editorial We comment on news that the Public Employees Federation, the second largest union of state employees, rejected a package of give-backs negotiated with the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. We write: … The rejected deal, apropos of these post-recessionary times,... Read More →
