Gov. Cuomo says he had nothing to do with a decision to ban fracking in New York, but the post-election timing was telling.
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Cuomo Washes His Hands Of Fracking
Tag Archives: New York State
A Very Absentee Ballot
A long-dead New Yorker received an absentee ballot for next week’s election. Ask her about the need for voter ID law.
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The High Tax Cost Of Not Living In New York
New York’s tax collectors lose a big case in the state’s highest court, and then declare victory.
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The Empire State’s Industrial Devolution
The Empire State once exalted economic progress; now it is the theological center of NIMBYism.
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Even In New York, Fair Is Not Always Equal
If you aren’t a high-speed trader, why would you want or expect to be treated like one?
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Timber Rustling Makes Us All Victims
Public and private forests are valuable as well as beautiful. Timber thieves cost us more than we realize.
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Unreasonable Is Better Than Crazy
Your house is not your home unless you live there. In New York, where taxation is often divorced from reality, this is big news.
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NY Top Judge Tells Students: We’ve All Got Problems
Law students struggling to pay debts and find jobs should try working for a semester for free, says New York’s top judge.
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An Albany Power-And-Money Grab
When it comes to the power of the purse, there are the norms of American state government, and then there is New York.
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The Creature From Albany’s Black Lagoon
You can drain some of the muck from a cesspool, but it’s still a cesspool. Therefore, little change is likely in Albany.
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