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OPINION: N.Y.’s Public-Safety Priorities Need To Change Immediately
New Yorkers’ concerns about crime and public safety haven’t subsided since Albany’s botched criminal-justice “reforms” in recent years. In fact, the shortcomings of Democrats’ policies and inadequate prosecutorial priorities become more glaring with time. A recent Siena Poll shows a majority of New Yorkers believe crime has worsened in the past year. Amid heightened tensions, […]
OPINION: On Improving Elections, Americans Take a Pass
One of the things I have always appreciated about American elections is that the results are always fascinating — a glimpse into our communal likes, dislikes, and moods. Sometimes, though, they’re also perplexing, a reason to step back and wonder why the results turned out as they did. That’s where I found myself after this
OPINION: Violence in Prisons is Rising: Albany Needs to Act
Violence in state prisons has reached another record high, and there are no signs this growing crisis will slow down anytime soon. Inmate-on-inmate assaults surpassed 2023 levels in September. The Mohawk Correctional Facility just saw a 12-day spike in altercations involving weapons, drugs, and multiple injured officers. It’s painfully obvious the havoc that progressive criminal-justice
OPINION: Most Americans are not obsessed with politics
Most care deeply about their families, neighbors, and communities The 2024 election is over, but the arguments about what it means are continuing. Did Donald Trump and the Republican Party win a mandate to govern as they wish? Did Democrats try too hard to appeal to their political base? Or not hard enough? But drawing
OPINION: Supporting Small Businesses During the Holidays
Small businesses are the heart of our communities, dotting Main Streets with character, and fostering personal connections among neighbors. These businesses serve as job creators and drive innovation. Their value is further highlighted by the 2024 Empire State Development Annual Report on the State of Small Businesses, which notes that small businesses comprise 98 percent
OPINION: Americans More Hopeful on U.S. Direction After the Election
But much work is left to do [A few] weeks after the election of President Donald J. Trump, which constituted the largest swell of popular support for a Republican candidate in 20 years — Americans are more hopeful about the future, but there is still work to be done to restore access to the American
OPINION: New Data Shows New York Nowhere Near Energy Goals
New York progressives have put the state on a fast track to an energy overhaul that has consistently raised feasibility concerns from the day it was conceived. The shortcomings of New York State’s energy goals are concerning to nearly everyone who has looked objectively into the realities of the plan. Now, two new reports reinforce
OPINION: The Voters Have Again Chosen Trump: What it Means for Foreign Policy?
The voters have spoken, and Donald J. Trump will be the 47th president of the United States, [after having also served as the 45th.]. With a Republican-controlled Senate and [a narrow majority] in the House, Trump will be in position to implement his agenda, starting in January. What does that mean for foreign policy? It’s
OPINION: Protecting New York’s Farmland Benefits Us All
New York farms have been a building block for our communities and our state for generations. Unfortunately, a number of conditions have threatened our farmland and put enormous pressure on hardworking farmers and the agricultural sector. A recent report from New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli confirms the severity of the concerns that members of the
OPINION: Make America Great Again is more than a slogan
It is necessary For the first time since the reign of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which put the full-throated administrative state in place, America has aligned the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to restore power to the people and rip it out of the hands of their taxpayer-funded overlords in the federal bureaucracy. This is the
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