DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU
BY Glenn Blain
Tuesday, March 9th 2010

ALBANY - Gov. Paterson deemed sugary sodas a “dangerous substance” on Monday - but confessed even he’s a closet slurper.
“I might even sneak a soda now, but the First Lady has banned them from the mansion,” Paterson said as officials launched a new drive to enact a [...]

Siena College, Loudonville, NY
For Immediate Release:                     Monday, February 22, 2010
Contact:                                              Steven Greenberg, 518-469-9858
“Voters are opposed to the Governor’s proposed tax on soda and other sugared beverages by a margin of 59 percent to 38 percent,� Greenberg said. “While Democrats and New York City voters are closely divided on this issue, it is overwhelmingly opposed by Republican, [...]

LoHud.com
February 23, 2010
That Gov. David Paterson wants to add taxes to sugared beverages is an an excuse for the government to tax citizens unnecessarily. What kind of world are we living in when the government tells us what we should or shouldn’t eat or drink?

Timesunion.com
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Regarding the proposed tax on soft drinks with sugar: I agree that childhood obesity is a concern and our society needs to take measures to address this concern, which certainly leads to poor health. Measures such as education along with parental guidance and discipline are what I envision as the answer, not [...]

The Huffington Post
By Dr. Pamela Peeke, MD and author
January 16, 2010
All year long, newscasts have been filled with stories on healthcare reform and obesity in America. There’s no doubt that our current medical care delivery system is in need of some repair and refinement. And, most agree that we have an obesity epidemic on our [...]

By Judy L. Randall
February 17, 2010
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson’s proposed budget sin-taxes on cigarettes and soda won’t cause taxpayers to repent, they’ll just drive New Yorkers across the border to indulge for less, state Sen. Diane Savino said.
And while Staten Islanders are in New Jersey stocking up on those items, they’ll buy [...]

The Journal News - Opinion
By Michael Oates
February 14, 2010
Gov. David Paterson’s proposed soda tax is another ill-advised attempt to solve the state’s spending woes with a tax that will burden both hard-working New Yorkers and our business community. In these tough economic times, we need to reduce burdens, not create them.
While the governor claims that [...]

Senate Republican sours on budget proposal to tax sugary soft drinksÂ
Albany Times Union
By CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY, Staff writer
February 10, 2010
ALBANY — The soda tax generated the most heated debate Tuesday at a hearing on the proposed health budget.
The health budget cuts state funding to hospitals, nursing homes and medical education, but the [...]

Northern NY News
by Contributor
February 8, 2010
OGDENSBURG, NY - Nick Vaugh, Ogdensburg City Councilor, today introduced new legislation opposing Governor Paterson’s plan for a “Soda Tax� on soft drinks and beverage syrups.
Paterson’s 2010-11 proposed state budget calls for a “penny an ounce” tax on soft drinks and a $38 tax on five gallon bags of syrup sold [...]

The Queens Courier - OPINION
BY NELSON EUSEBIO
February 8, 2010

Last year, Governor David A. Paterson put forward a proposal that outraged Queens citizens. He tried to pass an 18-percent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, which would have cost all New Yorkers an additional 55 cents when purchasing a 12-pack of soda.
Thankfully, consumers from Queens, the other boroughs [...]