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Assisted Dying Bill in New York Long Overdue
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 […]
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School Board Elections Are Perhaps the Most Important Elections
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 […]
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No Need for Trans Ban in Military
By Steve Levy It is deeply disturbing that our nation has become embroiled in an obsession over gender transitioning, even to the point of sex change operations being promoted in many of our schools without […]
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Who’s Right about the Deportation of Abrego Garcia?
If you listen to the left, illegal alien and suspected gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a good-natured, innocent, non-violent father and family man who was made to disappear one night by the authoritarian Trump […]
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If it’s 60 Minutes, It Must Be a Negative Trump Story
The CBS News magazine TV show, 60 Minutes, has gotten boring because it’s so predictable in criticizing the Trump administration week after week after having given a pass to Biden for the last four years. […]
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Hochul’s MTA Money Grab Hurts New Yorkers
By Elaine Phillips Governor Kathy Hochul’s latest scheme to raise the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax — also known as the MTA Payroll Tax — is yet another blow to New York’s businesses and working-class […]
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The Politics and Policies of the State Budget
By Steve Levy As the state legislature puts the finishing touches on the 2025–26 state budget, the final outcome must be looked at through the prism of both politics and policy. From the political perspective, […]
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The Good and Bad of Trump‘s First 100 Days
It’s been the fastest and most furious one hundred days of a new administration since FDR took the helm and ushered in the New Deal. Trump hit the ground running, starting off his second term […]
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Common Sense Corner with Steve Levy
Nassau IDA Claws Back Tax Breaks We’ve been very critical of the Nassau Industrial Development Agency over the years for approving tax breaks for parking lots and storage garages. The purpose of the agency is […]
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PSC Must Not Let RAPID Act Threaten Local Land Use
By Will Barclay Earlier this month, I wrote to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to express my concerns about yet another example of government overreach in New York State. Last year, the Renewable Action through […]