Opinion

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.

I’m excited to share that CenterState CEO’s Work Train initiative has been awarded $600,000 from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions to address economic mobility for low-wage workers. Work Train is one of four initiatives nationally to receive this award, made possible by the Ballmer Group. This three-year investment enables Work Train to help build

In an attempt to get ahead of the New York Legislature, on Jan. 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his annual budget address. He laid out what most would consider a very liberal agenda. Sadly, there was nothing in his address that offers relief to the overtaxed citizens of upstate New York or to stem the

All the great politicians and legislators I’ve known over the course of my career in Congress were different. They were masters of the rules, or unassailably knowledgeable about a given issue, or supremely watchable orators. But they also shared key traits that I wish more elected officials possessed.  For starters, the great politicians I’ve met

It didn’t take long for the assault on local governments to start in Albany this year — not that it has ever truly ended. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s out-of-touch executive-budget proposal eliminates crucial state funding that will hurt towns and villages. State money that localities have relied upon for years — called Aid to Municipalities (AIM)