Now why has it taken until now for an elected representative to come up with this plan? Not one has looked at the way government can be run more effeciently, our County Legislators may say they are but what they say and do is completely opposite. They pander to the people while running for re-election […]

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I have been saying about this and every budget put forth from Albany, the devil is in the details. The speeches given always sound good, but when it comes down to the nuts and bolts, taxes are always raised in this state. Whether through fees, tolls, unfunded mandates, it’s either state taxes or forcing the […]

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I can only hope that Lucinski is being sarcastic here with the statement about patronage jobs… We all know the truth. But over 700 Authorities? We’re screwed unless Albany has the wherewithal to do something about them. Do they? I doubt it, but maybe, just maybe, they have it to start and starting with the […]

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Why is it now 50 Million? We have been told all along the number to run the Canal system was 80 Million even Pataki told us 80…. Do our politicos just pull numbers out of thin air? Sometimes, well most time I think so. Any way doing this is just the first step in the […]

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As expected the Thruway Authority has responded as I expected. With Contempt and an extremely condescending attitude. I don’t care how the Albany Politicians handle this as long as in the end the Tolls are removed from the Niagara section of the 190 and the Grand Island Bridges, the Canals are removed from the Thruway […]

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$200 Million in Pork.. Sure, we can afford them, hey why not let’s give away the barn too. They just don’t get it, not in the least bit.

Silver: There’s room for `member items’ in tight budget
ALBANY, N.Y. - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says that despite a proposed budget that attempts to curb spending in […]

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Oh My G– McManiac won?

McCain beats Romney in Florida GOP race
MIAMI - Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday night, edging past former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and seizing precious campaign momentum for next week’s string of contests across 21 states.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was running […]

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I just received this from The Governors Office.
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR ELIOT SPITZER
From the time the Thruway Authority put forward this latest round of proposed toll, increases we have refused to endorse them because of outstanding questions about their necessity. Based on the findings of an audit issued by the Comptroller’s office, we reject any proposed […]

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Here is the full Audit Report from the Office of The NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. I linked to all the PDF files. I have two copies of the report and they are very interesting reading.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released his audit of the State Thruway Authority and said the Thruway Authority should call […]

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It’s nice to see that this story is being picked up across the state. If the Board of the Thruway Authority continues to show their arrogance and the attitude of, we will do what we want because we can, then they should step down. I will say that Jeff Williams the rep from WNY is […]

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