Albany Political Scene

Today's Blog by Elizabeth Benjamin of the Daily News has some interesting takes on the happenings in NYS Government.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/

Money issues

This Elizabeth Schwinn article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy says many Americans believe that charities spend too much on overhead. http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=3972

This Joseph Spector article in the Elmira Star-Gazette says that most upstate counties had better than expected sales tax revenues this past holiday season.
http://www.stargazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080219/NEWS01/802190322/1001/NEWS

This 'n That

This Danny Hakim article in the NY Times takes a look at issues from the federal investigation of Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno to plans for SUNY and CUNY scholarships for high school graduates in one upstate city to the Governor's plans to hold businesses accountable for jobs they promised to create in exchnage for tax breaks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/nyregion/11empire.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Halthcare Shift Encounters Trouble

This article by Jay Gallagher in the Poughkeepsie Journal reveals growing opposition to Spitzer plan to shift some healthcare money from hospitals and nursing homes to preventive and outpatient programs.
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/BUSINESS/802070322/1003/NEWS

News from Albany

The Albany Times-Union Capitol Blog has reaction from the Association of Counties on Governor Spitzer's Budget and on the continuing saga of which voting machines New York will choose.
http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/

More taxes, more bluster, fewer residents

These entries on the Albany Times-Union's "Capitol Confidential" Blog range from a call by NYS United Teachers for raising state income taxes to plans for closing NYC OTB and laying off nearly 900 employees and of course, more squabbling and posturing by New York's political leaders. Is it any wonder that so many New Yorkers are fleeing the Empire State?

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

Don't Limit Medicaid

Democratic Lawmakers Say CMS Has No Authority To Limit State Efforts To Expand Medicaid Eligibility. Read more from Kaiser Network.org.

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=49858