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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 […]

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, […]