The following appears in the July 30-August 5 issue of the Long Island Business News: Three months after missing New York’s March 31 fiscal deadline, the state has a budget – sort of. The Legislature approved the spending legislation but the fractured Senate Democratic majority bolted Albany without ratifying the revenue bills that fund the [...]
Archive for July 2010
The Family and the Social-Assistance State – By George J. Marlin
July 28, 2010This article I wrote appears on The Catholic Thing web site on July 28, 2010.
Playing petty politics while Nassau burns – By George J. Marlin
July 15, 2010The following appears in the July 16-22 issue of the Long Island Business News: In June, I was honored to be appointed an unpaid member of the board of directors of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, which monitors Nassau’s broken finances. While I will not touch upon matters before the NIFA board on the [...]
Remembering the Carrolls of Maryland – By George J. Marlin
July 5, 2010This article I wrote appears on The Catholic Thing web site on July 5, 2010.
The Legislature’s structure isn’t the problem – By George J. Marlin
July 3, 2010The following appears in the July 2-8 issue of the Long Island Business News: Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio is calling for New York’s bicameral Legislature to be abolished and replaced with a unicameral version because, in his judgment, the present structure is fatally flawed. Lazio claims a one-house Legislature would cost less, be more [...]
