Commentary

When Thomas P. DiNapoli was voted into the post of New York comptroller by the state Legislature in early 2007, he took over an office that represente...

The homelessness agency in King County of Washington state has a $45 million deficit, but auditors can’t fully figure out why, according to a state au...

NEW YORK (TNS) — “Tax the Rich” is a catchy, intuitive and politically potent slogan. In a period of rapid wealth creation alongside rising costs and ...

May is National Military Appreciation Month in the United States. Unlike many government-designated days and months of appreciation, this has a surpri...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The government agency responsible for handling natural disasters is something of a disaster itself. The good news is that its prospec...

PLATTSBURGH (TNS) — A coalition of 20 wildlife-advocacy organizations, led by Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, has petition...

It’s not that I don’t like cats. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE cats. Especially my own, Tate and Dory. They are five this year, and we’ve really en...

Regarding cutting the waste stream by increasing recycling in New York state, commentary and advocacy suggests that New York’s Packaging Reduction and...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's objection to a "Muslims only" celebration set to take place on public property was not inappropriate. But the way he handled ...

(TNS) — In Tehran today, a single fried egg costs a million rials. This staggering price tag is not just an economic anomaly; it is the sound of a reg...

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy told the nation, “We choose to go to the moon.” It’s often remembered as a moment of national ambition. In reality,...

New York needs to get off the sidelines and start managing the boom in artificial intelligence data centers proposed across the state. More than 30 “h...

The Department of the Interior spent $2.6 billion to help state and local governments and nonprofits manage drought conditions in the Colorado River B...

Schools across the U.S. have ramped up cell phone bans over the last few years. Now researchers are testing the effects, and the results are mixed. Ev...

NEW YORK (TNS) — It’s happening. California looks likely to put a “one-time” tax of 5% on wealth above $1 billion on the ballot in November, and polls...

The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general identified $200 million in improper payments that Medicaid made for autism services bet...

ALBANY — Each year, hundreds of newly retired government workers across New York garner a benefit that would be unheard-of in the private sector: pens...

The most successful American train company of the last century may have been in “Atlas Shrugged.” A recent audit of Brightline Trains Florida shows th...