BY DEAN SKELOS The recent scandals involving Democratic politicians from New York City have led a number of self-styled “reformers” to argue that the solution to cleaning up government lies in passing a public campaign finance bill. It’s really code for funding their political campaigns with your tax dollars. I can’t think of a worse idea. […]
BY ANTHONY MELE (Originally published September 1, 2011) The American people will never want to believe that 30 American soldiers were needlessly shot down in Afghanistan while onboard a Chinook transport helicopter on a rescue mission. They would resist the idea that their deaths were in vain or a result of treachery or betrayal. We […]
To the Editor, For over 20 years, politicians have been talking about rebuilding the Tappan Zee Bridge. In just two years, Governor Cuomo has done more than talk–he created a real plan for updating this important piece of New York’s infrastructure. For over 30 years, politicians have been talking about repealing the so-called “Scaffold Law;” […]
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BY JANET TRAUTWEIN Federal officials recently made some discouraging predictions about the future of American health care. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast that seven million Americans will lose or drop their employer-provided health insurance by 2022. Families across the country used to getting coverage through work will soon have to find and pay for […]
BY MERRILL MATTHEWS President Obama says special tax breaks for the oil and gas industry must end. The demand always prompts puzzled gazes among tax and energy-industry experts, who ask: What tax breaks? Thanks in part to a bill sponsored by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland and ranking member on the House […]