Last week, the Supreme Court, in all of its glory, decided on two monumental cases.
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7/3/12
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Last week, President Obama proved that he will use all measures necessary to protect the secrets of his administration.
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6/28/12
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The national housing crisis has hit a little too close to home. On Long Island, foreclosure rates have soared through the roof, with rates rising 50 percent in Suffolk County and nearly 34 percent in Nassau County.
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6/21/12
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Earlier this year, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said to his state’s public unions, “I am going to take control of this budget.” And come hell or high water, he did.
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6/14/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano recently asked the State Legislature for authorization to borrow at least $41 million in order to pay property tax settlements without the approval of either the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which currently controls the county’s finances, or the County Legislature.
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6/7/12
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Here’s another way to cut the federal deficit.
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5/31/12
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Staten Island Borough President Jim Molinaro has come out swinging against a little-known tax loophole that, according to estimates, costs American taxpayers $4.2 billion per year.
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5/24/12
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Last week, Barack Obama became the first sitting president to announce support for same-sex marriage.
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5/17/12
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Warren Buffett, the billionaire businessman and investor, well-known in America’s political community for his public proclamations that he is willing to pay more taxes and that his fellow billionaires should join him in his fight to repeal the U.S. tax code, has himself in a little pickle.
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5/10/12
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Last week, I focused on how Long Island taxpayers were lucky to have two county executives who, despite being from different political parties, were doing everything in their power to save their respective counties.
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5/3/12
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