The following appears in the December 30, 2011 - January 5, 2012 issue of the Long Island Business News: One year ago at Albany’s inaugural ceremonies, newly elected Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos came up to me and said, “George, we have found our way.” By this he meant Republicans, who lost their 43-year hold [...]

 The following appears in the December 16-22, 2011 issue of the Long Island Business News: For readers who enjoy, as I do, giving books as Christmas presents to political junkie friends and relatives, here’s my 2011 gift book picks: “Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism” by Carl T. Bogus (Bloomsbury Press, [...]

Statement by George J. Marlin Director Nassau Interim Finance Authority December 8, 2011                       In 2000, NIFA was created as an independent New York State authority to help restore the county’s fiscal health, which had been suffering for years due to mismanagement, cronyism and sleaze.  In a nutshell:  the County had to be saved [...]

 The following appears in the December 2-8, 2011 issue of the Long Island Business News: Here’s my take on Long Island’s winners and losers for 2011. WINNERS: Steve Bellone – He skated to an easy victory in Suffolk’s County executive race and restored Democratic hegemony. His challenges: to tame a rambunctious Legislature, to maintain the fiscally [...]