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Overview of State and Local Government Expenditures: Census of Governments Data

Services have been cut. In public schools, class sizes have been increased and after school activities curtailed in New...

Mother’s Day is almost here, and 1,800 Women take their Newborn Infant “home” to a NYC homeless Shelter. 25,000...

In FY 2012 the State of New York spent $99.9 billion directly (excluding insurance trust expenditures), including $38.6 billion...

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has to know that there exist no path for him to win the Republican Nomination...

It should be no surprise to anyone that the state and local tax burden in high in New York...

Every five years the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a Census of Governments to record the organization, employment, and finances...

It appears that the UK has it’s equivalent of our Republicans. Fake fiscal conservatives who preach austerity for younger...

Arguably, the most significant election result in New York last year was the Republicans picking up seats in the...

This blog post is relevant now more than ever. Originally titled, “We should All Hug a Social Worker, it...

It’s amazing what Economic Power can accomplish. A friend Godfrey LeBron, who often makes excellent points tweeted me regarding...