This NY Post Editorial suggests that Governor Spitzer was outfoxed by Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in this year's budget negotiations.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04032007/news/regionalnews/back_from_the_dead_brunos_budget_boast_regionalnews_.htm
Joe Mahoney of the NY Daily News says the legislature went hog wild and added millions in pork to the late state budget in the final hours of negotiations.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/03/2007-04-03_pols_pigged_out_for_170m_11thhour_spendi.html
Grant Reeher, of Syracuse University offers some insight into why the budget process is flawed and how to fix it in this Syracuse Post Standard opinion piece.
http://www.syracuse.com/articles/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/117559127064350.xml&coll=1
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