George J Marlin

George J Marlin

142 Articles

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: 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: Governor Cuomo’s tax increases

When running for his first gubernatorial term in 2010, Andrew Cuomo published a 224-page book titled “The New N.Y. York

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On the Right: Gov. Cuomo’s presidential budget

With Albany’s legislative session winding down, it appears that Gov. Cuomo is moving into campaign mode; focusing on his 2018

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On the Right: Gov. Cuomo’s presidential budget

Every time Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets the presidential bug, New York taxpayers get the short end of the stick. In

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On the Right: Another Nassau Republican indicted

Nassau County Republicans being indicted is not new. Back in 1973, G.O.P. District Attorney William Cahn was convicted of double-billing

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On the Right: A sane Medicaid reform plan for N.Y.

While New York is rated dead last for states with the best economic outlook, it is ranked the number two

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On the Right: Sen. Brooks’ assessment proposal

Shortly after Ed Mangano was sworn in as county executive in January, 2010, he announced with much fanfare, a commission

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N.Y. public schools pay more, get less

In 1970, when I graduated from an inner-city working class Catholic high school — Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School —

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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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