#NY tax revenue from casinos down 0M amid pandemic

#NY tax revenue from casinos down $600M amid pandemic

“#NY tax revenue from casinos down $600M amid pandemic” The cratering of revenues at New York’s casinos during the coronavirus pandemic has devastated government coffers and turned the state’s schools and into big losers. Casino revenues dedicated to education and the state treasury have plummeted by $600 million in the current fiscal year, state Gaming…

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#Letters to the editor — Jan. 17, 2021

#Letters to the editor — Jan. 17, 2021

“#Letters to the editor — Jan. 17, 2021” Not bailing on Don I am glad I am not in a foxhole with Salena Zito. I have spoken to many Republican friends and none have abandoned President Trump (“Over & Don With,” PostScript, Jan. 10). He didn’t incite the riot and he didn’t call for looting,…

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#Andrew Cuomo’s sad State of the State speech

#Andrew Cuomo’s sad State of the State speech

“#Andrew Cuomo’s sad State of the State speech” Entering the back half of his third term amid a pandemic he’s badly mishandled, Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a truly sad State of the State Address on Monday, full of empty noise and short on serious new ideas. He kicked off the 45-minute speech with a rehash…

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#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash

#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash

“#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash” Money hunger is raging in Albany, trumping all other policy concerns. The greed is so bad that the state risks turning legalized pot and online-betting into money losers. Amid falling tax revenues and a growing projected budget deficit, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has embraced legal weed and…

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