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November 4, 2012

There was talk about the President’s sluggishness and Romney’s vigor in the first debate, but some in the liberal media could not help themselves but to give equal time to a debate within a debate: the fate of Big Bird.

Big Bird and Big Government By Steve Levy There was much to talk about after the first Presidential […]
November 4, 2012

If we want to help financially stressed localities and their taxpayers survive, let’s create the control boards that we need and give local administrators the tools they need to straighten out the mess that resulted from the nationwide recession.

Let’s Get a Real New York State Oversight Panel Several months ago, I was elated to hear that […]
August 8, 2012

The ten year deal with Suffolk’s police union gives too much and gets too little in this time of fiscal austerity.

PBA Contract Bad Deal for Taxpayers STATE AND LOCAL WATCH SUFFOLK’S PBA DEAL GIVES US $200,000 OFFICERS The […]
April 17, 2012

Local governments are hurting so badly due to state mandates that it is time for the states to grant authority to localities to freeze or modify some contractual provisions.

State and Local Watch: State Crushed Budgets STATE AND LOCAL WATCH By Steve Levy, Exclusive for LIBN The State […]
April 9, 2012

Read about opening the HOV lanes, New York’s tax increases, overblown deficit estimates, and consolidating districts

State and Local Watch April 9, 2012 State and Local Watch A Weekly Column by Steve Levy Long […]
March 22, 2012

The 2012 Republican Primary had both similarities and differences with the events that transpired during the ’08 Democratic primary.

Comparing the Last Two Presidential Primaries Comparing the Last Two Presidential Primaries by Steve Levy The 2012 Republican […]
March 19, 2012

Making police departments more efficient, the teacher evaluation distraction, promoting independent redistricting panels, and the politics of casinos.

State and Local Watch March 19, 2012 Mangano’s Brave Move:  Bravo to the Nassau Executive for resisting the PBA’s […]
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