Over the last several years, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made big promises to the people regarding his many economic-development programs. However, they have

After spending some time poring over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal, it leaves me with the same sense of disappointment, as it is filled with

Listening is often a forgotten, but vitally important skill in learning and problem solving. How many times have each of us encouraged a child in

New York state has more than 892,000 veterans as residents, according to federal-government figures from 2014. Our state is home to the second largest veteran

Recently, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released a stunning audit of the state Medicaid program that showed that over the last four years more

This year’s News York State budget did not contain nearly enough tax relief for families and small-business owners in our state. However, the one area

As you are reading this, many of New York’s children have just taken the high-stakes tests connected with the Common Core standards. Our educational landscape

The work of policymakers is a very serious business, with a moral obligation to weigh all the consequences involved in creating or altering laws. Gov.

Lately, my office has received phone calls from constituents about aggressive telemarketing calls, with some becoming victims of phone scams. These crimes happen to the