Commentary

New York politics enters uncharted territory in 2026 as Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani takes over the reins of the nation's most populous city fo...

ALBANY (TNS) — In a recent Siena Research Institute poll, 80% of Upstate New Yorkers said they didn't know Bruce Blakeman enough to have an opinion ab...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Medical experiments on research dogs could be phased out soon — a change that’s based as much on science as ethics. Pressure is comin...

If President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars are so great for the American economy, then why does he have to shell out, as he did this month, $1...

GOUVERNEUR — Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear...

The world is watching as Australia experiments with a first-of-its-kind social media ban. The measure took effect earlier this month and is designed t...

Medicaid is a federal program jointly funded with the states, providing health and long-term care insurance to more than 80 million low-income America...

NEW YORK (TNS) — There are a lot of reasons, some deserved and some not, for Americans’ distrust of their institutions. Lately I have been thinking ab...

The General Services Administration had its third-most expensive month ever for outside purchases this September, with $4.5 billion spent on items lik...

Remember, if you can, back to those early days of Gov. Kathy Hochul's tenure, when after 10 years under the prior fellow, there seemed to be genuine c...

ALBANY (TNS) — When Republican Lee Zeldin ran for governor in 2022, Joe Biden was one of his best assets. Biden's approval rating just before the elec...

U.S. officials from across the political spectrum vow to ramp up efforts to wean the nation off rare-earth mineral imports from China. But the most pr...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Much has been written about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) since it was signed into law last summer, but one of its more in...

While cooking fires are the primary cause of house fires, there are added risks in the winter. Risks for house fires multiply in the winter, and speci...

What a better time to rebuild hope in society by making a difference in individual lives than the holiday season. A time of depth in what it could mea...

As we get ready to celebrate Christmas here is a reminder of the reason for the season. "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census s...

It’s almost Christmas. With no lack of cynicism and even anger in today's world, we look to the past for a bit of wonder and, perhaps, inspiration. Wi...