Editorial: Way to lead
As the second-guessing begins about New York’s response to Hurricane Irene, we’d like to get out front in saying, “Job well done.” Although we’re ardent believers in the virtues of small government, as...
View ArticleLIBN op-ed: New York must close the LI ATM
By Kevin Law, Ed Mangano and Steve Bellone There are 7.9 billion reasons to prove what we have known all along: The downstate suburbs overwhelmingly subsidize the rest of New York. A recent study by...
View ArticleBrookhaven automates to gain savings
With the recent implementation of a 2 percent cap on property taxes, local governments around the state have been looking for ways to reduce costs. The Town of Brookhaven’s answer: automating its tax...
View ArticleEditorial: Paying retail
In this economy, anything helps, even if it's tax breaks for malls.
View ArticleIslandia to play landlord
The Village of Islandia broke ground last week at 16 South Bedford Ave., the site of the former In and Out Deli, where it will build a 2,430-square-foot office and retail building.
View ArticleSlow federal, NY funding lead to local tax hikes
From 2001 through 2011, total federal and state aid to municipalities on average grew 2.2 percent annually, slower than the 2.4 percent rate of inflation.
View ArticleCilmi: On mandate relief, unwelcome silence
Ultimately, it's the taxpayers that wind up footing the bill.
View ArticleFormer Lt. Gov. Ravitch warns of NY fiscal cliff
Former Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch is in Albany warning about a fiscal crisis for local governments to New York, a message he's been delivering nationally as well.
View ArticleNY Senate to hold local government hearings
Three public hearings, including one on Long Island, have been planned for local elected officials to voice the type of support they need from the state.
View ArticleWinter’s snowy barrage hammers US road budgets
State and local governments across a huge swath of the nation are experiencing sticker shock after one of the coldest, snowiest, iciest winters in memory.
View ArticleNY pension investment gains a boon for governments
Investment gains at New York's pension fund are giving state and local governments some breathing room.
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