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I have to admit, I’m having a problem understanding how, in just 33 working days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team was able to recommend 79 cost cutting measures to save $2.3 billion in the upcoming budget. I’ll address this concern from three viewpoints. 
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On Feb. 1, Governor Cuomo delivered his first budget address. It was a no-holds-barred speech in which he admitted that years of dysfunction and mismanagement has driven our state into “functional bankruptcy.” more
Last week I attended a lecture by George Will, the columnist who proudly claims, with only a modicum of hyperbole, that he hasn’t approved of a president since Calvin Coolidge. That’s how conservative he is. more
As local school districts grapple with a sour economy, ever-increasing costs and reductions in state aid, there was some good news on Tuesday, when the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing legislation that will provide more Medicaid funding to the states. more
Jets head coach Rex Ryan, the Big Apple’s newest favorite son, gave a bunch of rowdy Dolphins fans the finger after they heckled him in a Miami bar. The Jets fined Ryan $50,000. more
It’s a truism of politics: In times of economic collapse, hard-liners seek scapegoats to blame rather than bipartisan solutions to offer hope. more
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a sweep targeting county residents who stole undeserved Medicaid and public assistance benefits has resulted in the arrest of 10 people, including one Lawrence resident, who collectively stole more than $216,000. more
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