UPDATE: We’ve postponed this morning’s session, due to weather. We will update with a new time shortly. Join a discussion at 11 a.m. Wednesday (tk) on New York’s layers of government and the “home rule” laws and local emotions that hamper efforts to consolidate, streamline and share services at the… Read More →
Larry Schwartz, Gov. Cuomo’s top aide, New York State Thruway Authority Executive Director Tom Madison and other Cuomo administration officials will join the Editorial Board at 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss the Tappan Zee Bridge project. To watch the LIVE session, go to www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight. To ask a question of the… Read More →
Following news that Moody’s Investors Service had downgraded Rockland County’s credit rating, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli told The Journal News Editorial Board that he has been considering whether to recommend a “standardized statutory framework” for identifying and assisting municipalities that are under fiscal stress. The framework “would identify triggers or early… Read More →
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli discusses various issues with the Editorial Board at 1 p.m. Thursday on Editorial Spotlight. The state comptroller audits municipalities, school district and other entities. The comptroller also administers the New York State and Local Retirement System for public employees and maintains the state’s accounting… Read More →
