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In New York state, contrary to gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan, the rent is not too damn high. It's actually too damn low in most places -- and that fact reflects the state's true problems. McMillan created a sensation at this week's gubernatorial debate with his handlebar mustache and his incessant repetition of his slogan about rents being too high. Although McMillan is evasive about his own rent (The Post reported yesterday that he pays $800 a month for a Brooklyn one-bedroom), news accounts and typical "voter in the street" interviews suggest many people approve of McMillan's gripes that rents are...

The mayors of both New Orleans and Baton Rouge take serious issue with a U.S. census report issued Tuesday night estimating how many people have moved out of, or around, Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina. As WAFB's Jim Shannon reports, neither mayor believes the information is accurate. If you buy what's on the census data reports, the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge could be in for the short end of the stick when it comes to federal dollars. "My reaction is virtually one of shock," said Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden. "I mean anybody that says that roughly we've...

Nancy Naples warned everyone about the coming meltdown of Erie County. This self destructive process is spreading all over the state while the Nero-like Democrats and RINOS in Albany sit around and play their fiddles and raising the minimum wage and every other tax they can get their hands on thus forcing even more businesses to leave the state. Are there any solutions? I cannot for the life of me see any. The exodus continues...Liberals have destroyed this state in my lifetime.

Blossman/Holloway Unveil Economic Development Chapter to "Road Map To Reform" Conservative Ticket Pledges Tax Cuts for Businesses and Individuals Public Service Commissioner Jay Blossman (R-Mandeville) and his running mate, former Congressman Clyde Holloway (R-Forest Hill) announced today the next chapter to the Blossman "Roadmap to Reform," promising to make Louisiana a Tax Free Zone for Business and signing a strengthened version of the Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge. "We are promising the people of this state that we will not only oppose all tax increases, but will also actively work to cut taxes on the businesses and working...

Out-migration plagues Louisiana Robert Morgan Posted on December 31, 2002 BATON ROUGE - The flow of Louisiana residents out of the state continues to haunt the state. And there is little on the horizon to indicate it will slow any time soon. The Bayou State lost a congressional district after the 1990 Census and the number of Louisiana congressmen could drop from seven to six in another 10 years if other states continued to grow at a faster rate. Not surprisingly, when 625 voters were questioned in a poll done for Gannett Newspapers Dec. 2-3, 59 percent said they have...