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Cut Corruption Off at its Roots
Scandal after scandal, Albany has been unwilling and unable to police itself on matters of public corruption. It is so bad that shocking headlines involving
START-UP NY program stalls on reporting results
On April 1, the state faced a deadline to release a report enumerating the results of the START-UP NY program, [which sets up tax-free areas
It’s Getting Harder to Govern, And It’s Not Just Politicians’ Fault
We may not know who our next President of the United States is going to be, but here’s one thing that’s almost certain: he or
It’s time to get rid of the IRS
Tax deadline day has passed. Whew! To honor that glorious day, here is a request: All in favor of destroying the IRS, please raise your
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: State’s minimum-wage increase, family-leave legislation will cost jobs
Dear Editor: Studies demonstrate that legislative-imposed minimum-wage programs like the one recently included in Albany’s 2016-17 budget agreement increase unemployment, drive business relocations, and undermine
U.S. economic growth slows to 0.5 percent in first quarter
U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of the year, with the nation’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increasing by just 0.5 percent,
President & Pope Miss the Mark in Cuba
You say you would like to go to Philadelphia for the Fourth of July? Do you have permission to leave your home town? And, do
Beyond Transparency, We Need Accountability
Over more than three decades in Congress, I had the chance to question many federal officials. Most of the time I wasn’t after anything dramatic
A Broken Process & Broken Promises
Imagine you are in school, and a teacher hands the class a 1,200-page book and says you have four hours to read it and report
There is Too Much Secrecy in Government
We have a secrecy problem. This may seem odd to say during an era in which the most intimate details of individuals’ lives are on
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