Op Eds

What is Juneteenth? We celebrate it with the closing of government offices and schools. Most folks know it has something to do with Black history and the ending of slavery. The holiday stemmed from the […]

Supporters of Hamas terrorists took over a New York City subway car demanding that Zionists leave. None were arrested. https://abc7.com/post/protesters-chant-raise-hand-youre-zionist-aboard-nyc/14942616/ Let us repeat that: Hamas terrorist supporters took over a New York City subway car […]

The results have come in regarding spending on New York schools for the upcoming year. According to the fiscal watchdog group, Empire Center for Public Policy, New York State increased school spending this year by […]

By Will Barclay The closing of the 2024 Legislative Session looked a lot like the end of many that have come before it; a lot of bills were passed — many in the dead of […]

There was a time in the 70s and 80s where Americans got the feeling that their government couldn’t do anything right. Crime was soaring, and the impression was that our leaders had no vision or […]

By Will Barclay The most important job of any government is to protect the people it serves. Unfortunately, New York Democrats have shown little interest in protecting the people who have bravely served us. The […]

In the waning days of this year‘s legislative session in Albany, lawmakers are reluctant to pass legislation authorizing Suffolk County to renew its contentious red light camera law. https://www.newsday.com/opinion/the-point/the-point-newsday-suffolk-county-red-light-cameras-state-senate-assembly-o7kc32fw The reticence is undoubtedly due to […]

By Keith Brown I recently joined the Assembly and Senate Republican Conferences and members of the law enforcement community to continue calls for stronger oversight of the state parole board. Since 2017, the parole board […]

Earlier this year, the state legislature wisely passed a bill that would reinstate oversight and public disclosure for expenditures made by the governor related to the migrant crisis. Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill requiring […]

Don’t tell Nesconset resident Fred Gorman that you can’t beat City Hall — or, in his case, a powerful school board. Gorman and other opponents of the Sachem Schools budget were successful in voting down […]