May 10
2013
Economic development agencies doled out $2.8 billion in tax breaks throughout New York State from 2007 to 2011, during which time the state lost, not gained jobs. David Cay Johnston offers his analysis and describes the lengths to which the state comptroller is avoiding tough questions about the effectiveness of economic development programs.
May 8
2013
May 7
2013
The arrest of state Sen. John Sampson makes it that much tougher for Democrats who harbor hopes of regaining control of the state Senate. An analysis from The New York Times.
May 7
2013
May 6
2013
May 6
2013
Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian takes stock of reports that the federal government’s surveillance program may extend to routine phone calls and e-mails of U.S. citizens. Greenwald writes: “A seemingly spontaneous admission this week by a former FBI counterterrorism agent provides a rather startling acknowledgment of just how vast and invasive these surveillance activities are.”
May 6
2013
Residents and environmentalists don’t want additional truck traffic motoring through a poor neighborhood with high asthma rates. The battle is almost identical to the one being fought here in Buffalo at the Peace Bridge.
May 4
2013
A female engineer assigned to manage work on the U.S. side of the bridge told Investigative Post of a sexual harassment charge she lodged in December against a Canadian board member after he introduced her as the “governor’s concubine.” Canadian officials, meanwhile, continue to dispute claims they aren’t cooperating with their American counterparts.