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OPINION: New Yorkers are Not Happy, and It’s Not Surprising
I t’s no surprise New Yorkers expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s direction in a Siena College poll [released on Feb. 20]. We are [about] two
OPINION: Yes, Congress needs to represent us, but it also needs to act
Back in January, you might have noticed a story from Oklahoma about James Lankford, that state’s senior U.S. senator. Lankford, a Republican, was spearheading his
OPINION: Imposing Electric School-Bus Mandate Will Hurt School Districts
There are 731 school districts across New York state. Within these school districts are 2.3 million students that require 45,000 school buses to transport them
OPINION: You May Be Tempted to Tune Politics Out, But Here’s Why You Shouldn’t
Back in January, the Pew Research Center released the results of an intriguing set of focus groups it conducted last year. Ordinarily, of course, survey-research
OPINION: As Migrant Crisis Worsens, N.Y. Doubles-Down on a Disaster
The country is facing an unprecedented illegal-immigration problem, and the impacts are being felt here in New York state. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s approach to solving
OPINION: Foreign policy rises in public attention
Americans now seem to be more interested in foreign policy than usual. Four in 10 U.S. adults named it as an important issue to address
OPINION: Congress Tests its Own Willingness to Get Things Done
Back in mid-January, among people who pay attention to the state of American democracy, perhaps the most widely circulated quote from a news article had
OPINION: On Mental Wellness, Patients & Providers Need Our Support
As New York State budget negotiations begin to take a more concrete shape, it becomes even more important to keep pushing to support policy initiatives
OPINION: Kissinger left complex foreign-policy legacy
Possibly no one had more influence on American foreign policy in the late 20th century than Henry Kissinger, who died [on Nov. 29] at age
OPINION: New York’s Congressional Maps Get Thrown into Chaos
The process of redrawing election-district maps, which takes place every 10 years, is never a simple endeavor. Logical, thoughtful, and geographically reasonable election districts are
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