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OPINION: The New York State Fair is Bigger and Better than Ever
Each year, New Yorkers and visitors from around the country are treated to world-class entertainment, quality locally grown produce, contests, music and more at the
OPINION: Back-to-School Shopping is a Big Challenge Amid High Inflation
Even under the best economic conditions, back-to-school shopping can be financially challenging. In today’s times of historic inflation and economic uncertainty, it’s an even bigger
OPINION: Gov. Hochul needs to Keep Farm OT Threshold at 60 Hours
For nearly two years, my colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference and I have been imploring the Farm Laborers Wage Board to keep the overtime
OPINION: Gov. Hochul using COVID as a Political Tool is Abhorrent
As a rule, most emergencies are obvious to the individuals experiencing them. In New York, though, that basic logic doesn’t apply. Gov. Kathy Hochul, again,
OPINION: Why is Gov. Hochul Stalling COVID-19 Response Report?
Since taking office, Gov. Kathy Hochul has insisted a full review of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response is forthcoming. Yet, as the weeks and months
OPINION: Extraordinary Session Failure Highlights Albany’s Dysfunction
Gov. Kathy Hochul [recently] convened an “extraordinary session” of the New York Legislature in a knee-jerk overreaction to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that
OPINION: A Recall Election & the Ramifications In New York
Voters in San Francisco [recently] chose to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin for his ineffective, soft-on-crime approach to his job. Unfortunately, New Yorkers currently do
OPINION: New York Headed in Wrong Direction and Legislature Fails to Address it
Public-opinion polls repeatedly show New Yorkers believe their state is headed in the wrong direction. After five months of legislative work and $220 billion in
OPINION: Come Together, Get To Work And Fix This — Whatever It Takes
As a state and as a nation, we are racing a growing and unprecedented gun-violence and mental-health crisis that has completely shaken our most basic
OPINION: Dems Put Drug Dens, Tax Hikes Ahead of Nursing-Home Deaths
Too often, the Democrat majorities in the New York Legislature fail to properly prioritize the needs of New Yorkers. Recently, members of the Assembly Health