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It should not take a presidential commission on the nation's fiscal mess for us to realize that solving a problem requires first owning up to it.

The need for financial regulatory reform is urgent; as time passes, the political will to enact it is likely to fade.

While Albany fiddles, New York burns through cash.

State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher does not have a single big idea. She has six of them.

If you think you paid more than your share of federal income tax this year, you just might be right--assuming you paid any at all.

The state's budget numbers have been shuffled many times and in many ways. We all know the state faces a long journey to achieve a truly balanced budget. This is where it should begin: honesty.

A return to  prior approval of health insurance premium hikes is both unnecessary and unwise.

While some now are rallying around the notion of repeal, fiscal accountability might be the real battle ahead.

New York's budget woes can be solved only if Albany gets serious about fiscal discipline.

In terms of the harmful impact it would have on the IDAs' ability to help create and retain jobs, a tax on IDAs looms large and should be repealed.

Gov. David Paterson's ability to lead New York at this critical time surely is in question. The governor says he still wants to lead; he needs to demonstrate that he can.

There has been no shortage of talk about saving the Great Lakes. Now there is a clear, ambitious plan. The Obama administration last week took the wraps off the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, an action plan covering fiscal years 2010 ...

The Obama administration must remember that exports and trade are not synonymous. Imports also are critically important.

Gov. David Paterson's executive budget calls for allowing grocery and drugstores to sell wine; it's time to pour this unjustified prohibition down the drain.

Trade liberalization has helped to create many more jobs than have disappeared due to outsourcing.