THE good news is just pouring out of Albany these days, in sound bites and press releases that tout the accomplishments of Gov. George Pataki: “The income tax has been reduced! Property-tax relief is coming! There are 200,000 fewer welfare recipients, and 146,000 new jobs! Crime is down! Spending has slowed!”
Its a new New York, drifting away from the grandiose statism of Mario Cuomo, and toward something more subdued. As Tom Carroll of CHANGE-NY observes, a new atmosphere has put the Democrats “on the defensive for the first time in 15 years.”
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