Opinion

GE deserted Utica. Kodak disintegrated in Rochester. IBM left Binghamton. Carrier abandoned Syracuse. Upstate New York has endured much economic hardship over the years, having suffered under a tax and regulatory structure dictated by downstate leaders. But those were the decisions of private-sector companies beyond our control. And despite those setbacks, we are on the road […]

President Joe Biden recently used his first State of the Union address to talk about where our country has been and where we are going. The president mentioned a lot we can be proud of and even more to look forward to, especially in rural America. The country has faced deep challenges over the past year, and

President Joe Biden is pointing fingers all over the world for inflation that has been going on for more than a year for the dramatic increase in the costs of goods and services in America. Come on man. In less than 13 months, the inflation rate has gone from 1.4 percent to 7.9 percent, underscoring Biden’s

Around the country, states have been taking on the task of coming up with new lines for congressional districts. And with about two-thirds of the districts for the next decade mapped out, a recent New York Times analysis found something discouraging. The people drawing redistricting maps, wrote Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti, “are on pace to

“It is a tragedy that some of our children have spent most of their young lives hiding behind masks…”   Finally, after years of forced masking in schools, our children can see the smiles of their friends and the faces of their teachers. As New York lifted its school mask mandate [on March 2] our children and

American policymakers have a very full plate. They’ve got to grapple with health care, education, the environment, economic growth and more. The list goes on and on.  Along with these priorities, I have argued for some time that the policy community needs to do more to address poverty. How much time and resources should we devote

Amid the worst inflation in 40 years, New Yorkers are forced to tighten their belts to manage persistent, skyrocketing prices. The cost of living is rising, and household budgets are feeling the pinch. The price of gasoline continues to increase, with the U.S. average expected to reach $4 per gallon. Home-heating costs have soared with utility bills

Reforming the rules by which the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate operate isn’t usually the stuff of breathless headlines. But the high-stakes maneuvering over the Senate’s filibuster rules — part of Democrats’ efforts to enact voting-rights changes — has captured a lot of attention recently. The reason is plain: The filibuster rules may be arcane, but

Under pressure from health-care providers, myself, and many other elected officials, the New York State Department of Health announced [Feb. 18] that it would not be enforcing a booster-shot mandate for health-care workers that was scheduled to start on [Feb. 21.] This reversal is a win for our health-care heroes. It averted what would have

The 2022 Winter Olympics, [having recently wrapped up] in Beijing, again focused the world’s attention on China. The games provided China with an opportunity to impress a worldwide audience and to distract attention from criticism over human-rights violations and other issues. But there is rarely a time when China is not in the spotlight. With the