Month: November 2018

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Backdoor Borrowing Drives New York into Debt Overload

November 26, 2018 Contributor
Each quarter the state’s Division of Budget releases updates to the state’s financial plan. The latest report which was published earlier this month included, once again, details on state debt. As one might guess, with our state’s reputation for spending, the state debt load is among the highest in the nation. Our outstanding debt is nearly $54 billion, second only to California.

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National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, the former 69th New York, pass through the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany as they assume occupation duties.
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After the Great War Ends, New York Troops March into Germany, Meet Former Foes As Army of Occupation

November 25, 2018 Site Administrator
In just 24 hours, the warm welcome for New York National Guard Soldiers serving in the Allied Army of Occupation shifted 180 degrees. New York Doughboys marching into Germany in November 1918, just ten days after the armistice of World War I, were treated as liberators as they passed through Arlon, Belgium.

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