George J Marlin

George J Marlin

142 Articles

On The Right: Nassau County’s latest fiscal follies

Nassau County’s 2015 operating budget incurred a statutory Generally Accepted Accounting Principles deficit of approximately $105 million.   This means

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On The Right: Oyster Bay’s never-ending fiscal mess

In late April, Standard and Poor’s rating service lowered the credit rating of the Town of Oyster Bay’s general obligation

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On The Right: State still a fiscal, economic mess

Despite endless rhetoric coming out of Gov. Cuomo’s office that New York is fiscally and economically sound, recent studies challenge

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On The Right: Clarifying NIFA’s purpose for county

While we await the appointment of a new chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, there has been much misguided

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On The Right: Gov. Cuomo

Every January, Gov. Cuomo performs a political Kabuki dance.   First there are leaks to favored newspapers describing his big

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On The Right: Oyster Bay’s financial woes

Years of political cronyism and incompetence has caught up with the Republican-controlled Town of Oyster Bay.   Its finances are

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On the Right: Time for Ed Mangano to pack it in

Eight years ago I co-chaired the Conservatives for Mangano Committee. I agreed to join the committee — which was responsible

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On the Right: Leftists embracing states’ rights?

With Republicans controlling the White House and both houses of Congress, desperate leftists are suddenly embracing “states’ rights” to protect

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On the Right: Wanted: statesman for county exec

Reports that the Republican Party is unlikely to nominate for a third term the disgraced County Executive, Ed Mangano, who

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On the Right: Sewer lease plan: too heavy a cost

With the federal indictment of County Executive Ed Mangano and Nassau’s protracted fiscal crisis, the Republican Party will have to

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On The Right: Nassau’s political silly season

It’s that time of year again — British journalist G.K. Chesterton’s “silly season,” when politicians hope that taxpayers are preoccupied

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On The Right: Nassau’s protracted financial crisis

At its June 30, 2016 meeting, the board of directors of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority unanimously approved a resolution

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On The Right: State’s ‘back door’ borrowing

During the economic depression of the late 1830s, New York State almost became insolvent.   The state defaulted on debt

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On The Right: Political winners, losers in 2015

Here’s my take on those who gained and those that lost in this year’s game of Nassau politics. WINNERS Madeline

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On The Right: Books for political junkies in 2015

For readers who enjoy, as I do, giving books as Christmas presents to political junkie friends and relatives, here’s my

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