Commentary

Most parts of New York remain less populated in 2024 than they were in 2020 as the state struggled to recover from COVID-19, according to an analysis ...

Democrats see an opportunity to hammer Republicans and the White House on “affordability,” counting on voters to forget that inflation soared to 9% in...

The key adjective in the phrase “affordable housing” is “affordable” — as in, cost efficiency should be the guiding design principle. Democratic Sens....

Approaching a new legislative session in January, we unfortunately continue to face the same set of challenges and setbacks many of us have fought to ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot ove...

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency — famously helmed by Elon Musk — has been decentralized, its functions transferred to the...

The integrity of the United States military is not measured by the strength of its weapons but by the discipline of its commanders. Last month’s repor...

AMSTERDAM (TNS) — On Nov. 24, Anthony Constantino gave away frozen turkeys and hooded sweatshirts to a crowd of hundreds standing in the cold. That wa...

Taxpayers have spent $3.5 million since 2019 to lease cars for members of Congress and their staffers while also paying them up to $131,000 each for g...

We recently got word that consumer confidence is plumbing new depths, and in fact the numbers have long been stuck at a level of despondency that usua...

November is a month known for gratitude. For nurses, gratitude starts with their initial admission into nursing school. Nurse educators love to ask nu...

OLEAN — The latest federal government shutdown — and the looming threat of more to come — shook our community to its core. It shook pretty much everyo...

In the contention over the United States’ peace plan for Ukraine, the Europeans are in their accustomed role — carping from the sidelines. Not only ca...

More than half a million women left the labor force this year. Many are mothers with young children. It's being called the next she-cession. This may ...

The abject failure of New York’s criminal justice reform has been evident for years. For example, “Raise the Age,” which calls for many cases involvin...

Fears that the Trump administration would leave the people of Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal intentions are still very much aliv...

Maybe you’re one of the lucky people who has a good, employer-paid health insurance plan, or you are Medicare eligible. If not, you are stuck in the m...

As the holiday season begins, Main Streets across America are coming alive with lights, decorations and the energy of small businesses preparing for o...