Opinion

On May 30, the New York State Thruway Authority voted to hike tolls by 45 percent on certain trucks, the first step in its toll-hike approval process. If approved, the increase would lead to fewer jobs, a weaker economy, and higher prices for New York consumers.  The proposed 45 percent toll increase will make it […]

As old and jaded as I am, government never fails to amaze me with its bureaucratic rigidity and disregard for the taxpayer. E.J. McMahon, of the Empire Center for New York State Policy, just highlighted yet another example of government waste and regulatory idiocy. Last summer, Poughkeepsie’s Fallkill Creek sustained damage from flooding caused by

Tidy your house. Stash the beer cans. Guess who is stopping by without notice? Your big brother. If you say you don’t have one, I have news for you. There was news recently about a computer virus called Flame. It has burrowed its way into computers in the Middle East — especially computers in Iran.

I felt like Rip Van Winkle, waking up from a 20-year sleep and seeing a world I didn’t recognize. On May 22, Rex Nutting, the international commentary editor for MarketWatch, a financial website affiliated with the Wall Street Journal, published a column entitled “Obama spending binge never happened.” The author posited that he had reviewed

The most important decision executives make is who they name as manager, at all levels in a company.  — Randall J. Beck, Gallup    CFO asks his CEO, “What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave the company?” CEO answers, “What happens if we don’t, and they stay?” Are you

Although the presidential campaign is increasingly clogging the nation’s news outlets with partisan tit-for-tat, there is a nasty political struggle in Europe these days that should be getting equal air time for it could affect Americans’ lives even more than November’s election results.  Across the Atlantic, some nations are facing bankruptcy. Unemployment is rising, banks

This article is part two of a three-part series, called Fighting Fraud (the first article appeared in the April 2 issue of The Central New York Business Journal.) In this series, we will define occupational fraud, review statistics of the incidence of fraud, identify red flags, and discuss types of fraud, and the steps employers

President Barack Obama touts the number of green jobs in the American economy — 3.1 million to be exact — reminding us that these are “the jobs of the future.” The president is eager to expand federal subsidies to “create” even more green jobs. The president’s claim is based on data collected by the U.S

There is one less bureaucrat at the environmental Protection Agency now. The arrogant senior official slipped, publicly expressing the Obama Administration’s view that punishment akin to ancient Roman crucifixion awaits any business that dares oppose the powerful bureau. In typical Washington fashion, a media storm arose, the official resigned and the head of the EPA