Dec 16
2013
An analysis by the influential rating service on the clean energy project recently announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo concludes: “The long-term impact to the region may be limited … The clean technology industry is relatively volatile … and its ability to jumpstart a struggling post-industrial economy is untested.” A report from State of Politics.
Dec 12
2013
Forbes reports that a national jobs survey has found only one metropolitan region in the country is projecting negative job growth in the coming year. Yeah, you guessed where. Click the title of this post for the full survey.
Dec 10
2013
Corporate tax breaks and grants total $1.7 billion this year alone in New York State. That’s up three-fold since 2005. The ROI? Employment is down. A devastating analysis by David Cay Johnston for Tax Analysts.
Nov 26
2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tax commission has determined that corporate tax breaks totaled $1.8 billion last year. “If you eliminated all the credits, you could cut business taxes enormously for everybody,” one official told the New York Daily News.
Nov 25
2013
David Cay Johnston, a friend of Investigative Post, reports for Newsweek about the federal government’s growing hostility to requests for documents and data from journalists under the Freedom of Information Law.
Nov 10
2013
The Albany Times Union explains the many nuances involved in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s push to export the model used to develop a nanotechnolgy sector in Albany to other other upstate cities, including Buffalo. The plan here involves developing clusters focused on energy, technology and medical.
Nov 7
2013
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Congressman Chris Collins were tight when the latter served as Erie County executive. They’ve teamed up again to endorse tax breaks to help Delaware North move to new digs. Between them, Brown and Collins have received $18,900 in campaign contributions from Delaware North and members of the Jacobs family.
Nov 7
2013
Liz Benjamin’s highly regarded political blog pieces together the finger pointing that’s already started in the wake of Tuesday’s bad night for the party.