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