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OPINION: In Albany, Public Safety Must be a Priority in 2022
The start of 2022 offers us many opportunities to change the way we do things. In New York state, a number of issues need to be
OPINION: Reining in Government Spending Will Be Tough
With a $1 trillion infrastructure package on the books and the Biden administration’s $1.8 trillion “Build Back Better” measure preoccupying the Senate after passing the
OPINION: With the Start of a New Year, Looking Ahead with Optimism to 2022
While my colleagues and I gear up for a new legislative session, I am optimistic for a brighter and better 2022. To say that the
OPINION: COVID funds used to make snow, hire band, & outright fraud
Looking back at how some of the $2.2 trillion in CARES Act money was spent is a lesson in why we don’t need another multi-trillion-dollar
OPINION: Religion Plays an Important Role in Public Life
The question of what role religion should play in American public life is difficult and controversial. It produces a lot of heated debate and no
OPINION: Congress must stop spending now to prevent runaway inflation
Wholesale prices increased at their quickest pace on record in November in the latest sign that the inflation pressures bedeviling the economy are still present.
OPINION: Can We Find Our Way to the Common Good?
I still remember a question I got years ago. It was at a public meeting in Southern Indiana, in one of those squat, featureless cinder-block
OPINION: Hospital-Staffing Shortages Pose Threat to Patients, Providers
Medical facilities across New York are facing massive staffing shortages that have not only jeopardized the available bed space for patients in immediate need but
OPINION: To stay competitive, U.S. should focus on fundamentals
The United States emerged in the 20th century as the world’s most powerful and competitive nation. Our economy, our technology, and our political system became
OPINION: Rejecting the New York State Carbon Tax
[I] recently participated in an Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee hearing discussing New York’s rapid transition to full electrification of the economy as a way to
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