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OPINION: How Much Will New York’s ‘Green New Deal’ Cost Taxpayers?
Predictably, a public hearing on the implementation of the State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) yielded little information about how much the massive
OPINION: Supporting Our Health-Care Heroes
For more than a year, our state, and indeed the world, has been fighting against a pandemic in a way that has not been seen
OPINION: We’re Stronger as a Country When More People Vote
There is a fight going on over the heart of our democracy, and I worry that democracy is losing. Over the last few months, several
OPINION: New York is last U.S. state to hit Tax Freedom Day
Once again, New York has found itself on the bottom of several major tax rankings, highlighting why so many residents have left the state and
OPINION: We Still Value the “Common Good”
The phrase “the common good” and its importance in our history has always impressed me. I’ve been wondering about the history of the idea —
OPINION: Assessing the $212 billion state budget for 2021-2022
After a delay lasting a week longer than the due date demanded of us by state law, legislators recently passed the state budget mostly along
OPINION: What Do We Mean When We Talk About the “Common Good”?
I have always been impressed that the preamble to the Constitution begins, “We the People of the United States.” We’ve heard the phrase so often
OPINION: Ending Restaurant Restrictions is a Step in the Right Direction
But more must be done for industry New York small-business owners and employees received some long-awaited good news recently from Albany as two burdensome restrictions
OPINION: Eight Threats to Order & Stability
Our national-security experts confront many threats to order and stability in the world. In this column, I touch on a few of the most urgent
OPINION: Advocating for the Disability Community Coming out of COVID
The needs of every single New Yorker must be accounted for as we continue to transition out of lockdown and into more regular activities. The
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