Spitzer Setting Tone

Governor Eliot Spitzer previews his reordering of priorities, highlight changes he would like to see made in health care and education in this NY Daily News Opinion piece. Read more by clicking on the link below.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/492793p-415085c.html

Governor Looks to Save on Health Care

Governor Spitzer is expected to make some major adjustments to the funding of health care in his first budget. The link below will take you to a NY Times article that looks at some of what the governor is expected to say.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/nyregion/26albany.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The Governor will deliver a speech about his Education Priorities Monday afternoon which .

Tough issues face upstate

New governor faces tough sell trying to keep upstate college grads from leaving NY. Read more by clicking on the link below.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=556349&category=BUSINESS&newsdate=1/23/2007

Consolidating government services is an issue that receives a lot of lip service, but is difficult to actually accomplish. Read about one effort below.

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070123/OPINION/701230315/1015/OPINION01

Looking to the Future

New York City will not have to fingerprint Medicaid recipients, says Spitzer. Read more by clicking on the link below.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01172007/news/regionalnews/fingerprint_flip_on_medicaid_id_regionalnews_carl_campanile.htm

Below is one person's challenge to Governor Spitzer to seize the opportunity to make New York's Educational system inclusive and relevant for all children. Click the link below to read more.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=554475&TextPage=1

New York Views

Two links below will take you to some interesting thoughts. The third is a lighthearted look at how we think others look at upstate folks....

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uspete165054228jan16,0,6035188.story?coll=ny-uspolitics-headlines


http://www.nypost.com/seven/01152007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_tax_cuts_new_york_needs_opedcolumnists_chris_edwards.htm

Finally;
Sometimes Upstate gets a bad rap and needs a neophyte to come to the rescue.
http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/opinion-1/116868278960120.xml&coll=1

Universal Health Care and more

Senator Edward Kennedy called for Health care for every American during Senate Hearing. read more in the Houston Chronicle story below.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4461461.html

Bill Hammond of the NY Daily News makes a pitch for his own Comptroller candidate in this opinion piece. Read more by clicking on the link below.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/487512p-410514c.html

Click on the link below to read a Syracuse Post-Standard article about one village mayor who is risking his political career to push the discussion about consolidating government services to save money. There has been a good deal of discussion about this topic in municipalities across the state in recent years, but you might be surprised at the people who present the strongest opposition to consolidation. Read more...
http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/poststandard/editorials/index.ssf?/base/opinion-1/1168336716151080.xml&coll=1

Wheels Turn in Albany

Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco is proposing radical changes in the process of awarding Member Items, reports the Albany Times-Union.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=552259&category=REGION&newsdate=1/10/2007

Governor Eliot Spitzer has not been able to get his two latest candidates to agree to accept the Comptroller job. Two high profile leaders, both highly paid women, don't want the hassles of working in Albany, according to this Fred Dicker article in the NY Post.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01102007/news/regionalnews/eliot_loses_comptrol_as_top_picks_say_no_regionalnews_fredric_u__dicker.htm

Directly to the people

Governor Eliot Spitzer is not wasting time with the Albany Political Elite, but instead is going straight to the people with this Op-Ed piece in the NY Post. Click on the link below to read more.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01092007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/new_yorks_perfect_storm_opedcolumnists_eliot_spitzer.htm

Hero fits in this case

This NY Post editorial is right on. The word hero has been used way too frequently since 9/11 so that we are no longer sure exactly what a hero is. I'm not sure I fully understand the accepted definition of hero anymore, but I'll know one when I see one. Wesley Autrey fits the definition; anybody's definition. If you have been in a cave this week and missed this story, click on the link below and brighten your day.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/postopinion/editorials/a_true_new_york_hero_editorials_.htm

Lawsuit to keep Bronx hospital open, for now

This James Mulder article in the Syracuse Post-Standard says that a State Supreme Court Judge has temporarily halted the closing of a Bronx Hospital targeted for closure by the state. Read the story, which could have statewide impact, at the link below.

http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1167991424240410.xml&coll=1

Just say no

Newsday Columnist James Klurfeld is hoping that Spitzer can change the culture of Albany Politics. Read his column by clicking on the link below.

http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/opinion/ny-opklu055039968jan05,0,6072005.column?coll=ny-opinion-print

The State of the State

Governor Spitzer's State of the State Address yesterday was bold and ambitious and offered lots of promises. The links below give some reactions to the speech and some odds on how much he will be able to accomplish.

http://www.upstateblog.net/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/485386p-408664c.html

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070104/OPINION04/701040345/1041/OPINION

Arming the Governor

Douglas Cunningham,business editor of the Times Herald-Record in Orange County, offers this straight-forward opinion on Eliot Spitzer and his avowed campaign to clean up Albany. Read this interesting take on the new governor by clicking on the link below.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070101/NEWS/701010318

The Post Weighs In

This NY Post article by Fred Dicker and Kenneth Lovett says Eliot Spitzer will hold politicians' feet to the fire. Read more by clicking on the link below.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01022007/news/regionalnews/spitz_in_face_of_corruption_regionalnews_fredric_u__dicker_______and_kenneth_lovett________post_correspondents.htm