Opinion

I still remember a piece of advice I got not long after entering Congress. It came from a prominent journalist as we were talking about the bewildering array of issues Congress faced. Every day, he told me, I should ask myself a simple question: “What’s the most important thing to be doing today?”  This may be […]

America in 2018 enjoyed the strongest economy since 2005, with 2.9 percent growth, validating President Donald Trump’s three-pronged economic policy. Cutting taxes, reducing regulations, and cutting out bad trade deals have proven to be the magic wand that is creating unprecedented job growth at what is typically the end of a positive business cycle.  President Obama’s

[CenterState CEO members have] told us that convenient, affordable air service is vital to [their] business’ competitiveness, and we recognize it as a key strategic priority for the region. Surveys completed by our members specifically showed that Denver, Colorado is one of our most-traveled business routes without daily, non-stop service. Therefore, we are excited to

Small businesses in New York are facing mounting pressure to comply with the state’s escalating minimum wage. Nearly every facet of the economy has felt the bruising impact of artificially raising the rates that have left already overtaxed business owners out to dry. Making matters worse, the full impact of the law has not even occurred

New York has a reputation for enacting policies that are punishing to businesses. Over the past three years, business owners have had to absorb onerous mandates such as new fast-food wage orders, higher minimum wages, and a paid family-leave policy. These policies come on top of other regulatory burdens and high tax rates that make our state

One of the more striking political developments of the last few years has been the partisan sorting of American voters. It used to be that both the Republican and Democratic parties covered some ideological ground. Now, it’s so habitual for conservatives to make their home in the GOP and liberals in the Democratic Party that

Albany’s pro-criminal crowd is at it again. A bill introduced by Democrats in the Assembly and Senate would give inmates in state prisons a healthy pay raise for work they do behind bars. The proposal triples the minimum wage for prisoners, and naturally, New York taxpayers are expected to pay the bill. A component of

Millions of Americans scratched their heads over the Big Media reactions to the recent State of the Union address. Clearly, a majority of Americans liked the address. Two instant polls by the Big Media (CNN and CBS) each found that 76 percent of viewers approved of President Trump’s address. That is an impressively high rating

[On. Jan. 30] nearly 100 CenterState CEO members braved the cold to meet the five new teams participating in round three of our successful GENIUS NY program during a special welcome event held at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. Teams were able to interact with members who could serve as clients, resources, or mentors as they grow their businesses here

One of the latest squabbles big media promoted is that our president disagrees with our national intelligence chiefs. The line is simple: Trump is a dummkopf in this. The brilliant intel guys know so much more than he does. Impeach him for his ignorance. Do I think Trump knows more than the intel guys? No idea.