News 'N Views

This NY Post opinion piece by E.J. McMahon says that NYS spending, particularly on Medicaid and Education, will be the focus of fiscal debate.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07312008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/its_the_spending_122344.htm

Governor Paterson and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley co-wrote this Washington Post Op-Ed piece calling on Feds to work with states to solve national fiscal crisis.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073002949.html

Hillary who?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/07/30/2008-07-30_her_pals_still_talk_of_hillary_clinton_f.html

Fiscal Pain

Bill Hammond, of the NY Daily News, says Paterson should follow Pataki's lead and cut taxes.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/07/28/2008-07-28_david_paterson_needs_to_channel_his_inne.html

A member of the NYS Assembly thinks he has found one way to help the state weather this fiscal crisis.
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/news/ny-nyyank295781097jul29,0,4695476.story

Struggling to understand

The article at the link below shows how, in one respect, politics is like professional sports. Once you get a job as a major league baseball manager or NFL head coach, it doesn't matter what you do or whether you accomplish anything positive, you can always get another job.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152008/news/regionalnews/pa_hires_mta_bribe_exec_119942.htm

$1.7 Million raised to support campaign for undeclared candidate.
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/news/ny-posuoz155764019jul15,0,2720201.story

Governors past and present

This NY Sun article by Jacob Gerhsman says Governor Paterson is increasing his staff and budget, while calling for cuts in other state agencies.
http://www.nysun.com/new-york/paterson-widens-budget-while-demanding-cuts/81507/


Remembering Rocky; not the squirrel, the governor and VP.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=702167&category=REGION&newsdate=7/9/2008

Capping

This Bill Hammond Column in the NY Daily News says new NYS Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has potential to help NYS economy recover and Republicans hold onto Senate Majority.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/07/07/2008-07-07_how_dean_skelos_can_save_new_yorks_repub.html

Skelos Skewered

This Rochester Democrat & Chronicle Editorial casts a suspicious eye towards the stated priorities of new Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080706/OPINION04/807060334/1041

This 'n That

This story by Karen DeWitt of NY Public Radio takes a look at the Tax Cap issue.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1310764&sectionID=1

The link below takes you to a Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC) news release about a grant awarded to the Inclusive Recreational Resource Center, a group that promotes inclusive recreation, sports, and leisure time activities. Laurie Penney McGee of the IRRC was a speaker at the CP of NYS Fitness, Recreation and Sports Conference June 9 at Camp Jened.
http://ebulletin.us/archive/2008/july/07_08_press_release_new_grants/07_08_SUNY_cortland.php

The link below is to another DDPC news release about a fifteen month grant to establish a telemedicine demonstration project for people with developmental disabilities who are aging and have multiple medical conditions. The grant went to CP of NYS Affiliate the Center for Disability Services.
http://ebulletin.us/archive/2008/july/07_08_press_release_new_grants/07_08_center_disability_services.php