Opinion

I am extremely disappointed that President Obama decided to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline provided an excellent opportunity for the President to show the American people he is serious about creating jobs and moving the United States toward energy independence.  What this country needs are job-creating initiatives as well as an energy policy […]

It was good to be back in the State capitol recently and embark on this legislative year. The first week included the annual State of the State address by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He talked about a variety of topics including creating the country’s largest convention center in New York City, investing $1 billion in Buffalo

There is a phenomenal development afoot. It is delivering benefits to you. Many people want to stop it. But they will fail. The development is oil and natural gas. On this continent. New technologies have brought forth at least 100 years’ supply of natural gas for us. So much natural gas has been uncovered that its

Suppose you were required by law to do a certain thing. The law requiresyou to pay your taxes. And to insure your car. And to register that car. And to have a driver’s license to drive.Suppose you break the law.Now suppose your job is to write laws. And suppose you have taken a solemn oath

Our economy has seen thousands of manufacturing jobs disappear in recent history, and the jobs, sadly, continue to disappear. Most recently in Fulton, Birdseye, a food-packaging company, stopped production this month and more than 200 workers will have to find work elsewhere. Sadly, these hard times have displaced these highly skilled workers and their families.