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Over the last several years, school districts on Long Island have been flooded with state and federal aid — so much so that they will now be spending $39,000 per student, the most in the […]

Jake Tapper’s book on former President Joe Biden’s mental incompetence is more than hypocritical; it is outright laughable.  What a bombshell! Jake Tapper of CNN just wrote a book telling us something earth-shattering: Joe Biden […]

By Will Barclay The recently passed 2025-2026 budget was the latest in 15 years. One would think the extra time would have yielded better results, but the final product is riddled with flaws, as the […]

Previously Published in The Messenger Last year, Albany Democrats and Governor Kathy Hochul (D) passed a law that would align local elections conducted in the odd-numbered years to coincide with even-year elections. The stated logic […]

By Steve Levy President Trump is floating up trial balloons on possibly seeking a tax increase for the highest earners to help fund other parts of his budget, which would include an elimination of taxes […]

Folks old enough to remember New York in the late eighties and early nineties will recall a city deemed unmanageable, with violent crime out of control and a murder rate tallying over 2,000 a year.  […]

By Ed Ra The governor said the budget was “done” more than a week ago before any bills were introduced, before a financial plan was released and before the Legislature had a chance to do […]

By Olena Nicks Each April, we recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month in America — a time for our society to unite behind the mission of supporting survivors, educating communities, and refining the strategies and resources […]

How many of us have “put down” our dogs or know of others who have done so as they were suffering in the last days of their lives?  We do so because we believe it’s […]

Previously Published in The Messenger “Every year is an election year,” we hear every year, ad nauseum.  That’s the funny thing about cliches: they wouldn’t be cliché if they didn’t have at least some degree […]