Budgets and politics

Jacob Gershman takes a look at how a downturn in the housing market and lower profits on Wall Street will impact next year’s state budget.
http://www.nysun.com/article/65552

Meanwhile,

Tom Precious of the Buffalo news reports that Governor Spitzer will postpone fulfilling a campaign promise to collect sales tax on the sale of cigarettes and gasoline by retailers on Indian Reservations in the state.
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/196055.html

And Precious takes time to ask the Governor about his confrontations with rivals in Albany.
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/196048.html

Health care news

Health care experts tell State lawmakers to spend more on primary care.
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071030/NEWS01/710300328/1006

Onondaga County to join three other central New York counties in cost-saving drug prescription plan for uninsured residents.
http://www.syracuse.com/articles/news/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1193734516100811.xml&coll=1

Health and Politics

This Newsday editorial calls for continued pressure to pass expanded SCHIP.
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpschp095406820oct09,0,4458735.story

NY Daily News Columnist Bill Hammond points out what should probably be the real focus of "Troopergate" in this opinion piece.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/10/09/2007-10-09_air_bruno_is_the_real_scandal.html

Wealth shift and Medicaid shift on today's menu

This Christian Science Monitor story reveals a shift in wealth and a shift in perceptions among the American people.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1003/p09s01-coop.html

This Jay Gallagher story in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle shows that counties are saving money as a result of Medicaid Cap.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071003/NEWS01/710030340/1002/NEWS

Health care will be major election issue

This Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial talks about some serious health care issues.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/OPINION01/709300316/1031

This Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin Editorial calls on President Bush to go along with Congress and increase the number of children who have health insurance.

http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/OPINION/709300327/1005/OPINION

This Albany Times-Union Blog entry explains that NY and several other states are going to court to try to force the Federal Government to increase the number of children covered under SCHIP.

http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/