By Steve Levy Spending caps work. That is the conclusion reached by the Center for Cost Effective Governance after reviewing spending and/or tax caps that have been implemented in approximately 30 states. High-spending states underperform […]
In the early 1990s, many observers concluded that New York City was simply ungovernable. Over two thousand murders a year. Porno theaters and prostitutes identified Times Square. Squeegee men intimidated motorists as they drove out […]
Thousands of Long Islanders will soon be receiving letters paid for by the Democratic Party that contain a pre-stamped envelope by which to receive an absentee ballot. This will come to many of you whether […]
Does the Suffolk IDA really need to give tax breaks to a Hamptons luxury hotel? The idea behind an Industrial Development Agency is to provide tax incentives for companies to locate on Long Island in […]
By Steve Levy How ironic that, at the same time Democrats were throwing open our border to bring in more potential future Democratic voters, there has been a seismic shift of Hispanic voters who […]
By the LI Life & Politics Editorial Team In the good old days, the first day of school on Long Island was all about meeting the teachers and taking photos for posterity. Unfortunately, today, […]
By Steve Levy By now, most of us are aware that the factoring of overtime into public sector pensions is crushing taxpayers, but few have calculated how devastating this impact will be over the next […]
By Will Barclay Most emergencies are obvious to the individuals experiencing them. In New York, though, that basic logic doesn’t apply. Gov. Kathy Hochul, again, has extended her own “emergency powers” through Monday, August […]
Nassau and Suffolk Counties are rolling in the dough. It is indeed a fortuitous time to be an elected official in local government these days, after the federal government has infused millions and millions of […]
By Steve Levy A recent fact-checking article published in Newsday (“Why are LI gas prices so high?”, May 22, 2022), which was intended to provide an impartial analysis of why our gas prices have skyrocketed, […]
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