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NY needs to get smart about road salt
Articles, Commentary, New York
KEVIN SCHLAD syracuse.com 
Jun 03, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — What is more important: safe roads or clean water? In Upstate New York we can expect snow and, with it, the profuse application of road...
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AI chatbots want you hooked — maybe too hooked
Commentary, Nation World, New York
PARMY OLSON Bloomberg Opinion 
Apr 30, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are no longer confined to movie scripts. They are here, operating in a regulatory W...
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New York staircase costs nearly $1M per step
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Apr 25, 2025
Every journey starts with a single step, but the cost of each step isn’t usually $935,000. That’s how much New York state will spend to repair each of...
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New York is Uncle Sam’s piggy bank
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Apr 24, 2025
Thank you to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for publishing an analysis of the balance of payments between the 50 states and the federal government . T...
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Financial crisis of ’25? Better to be ready
Commentary, Nation World, New York
Apr 18, 2025
If there’s one thing investors have learned in recent days, it’s that there’s no way to guess what America will do next. With its on-again, off-again ...
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Trump versus the meteor
Commentary, New York
J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Apr 18, 2025
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." The quote attributed to Joseph Stalin has become the modus operandi for attacks on Pre...
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Strong communities start with volunteer firefighters
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
ASSEMBLYMAN WILL BARCLAY 
Apr 18, 2025
New York’s volunteer firefighters have long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to protecting our communities. Whether responding to a fire, natural...
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Social media’s ‘big tobacco moment’ is coming
Commentary, Nation World, New York
PARMY OLSON Bloomberg Opinion 
Apr 16, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The new Bloomberg Originals documentary "Can’t Look Away," which follows parents suing tech companies after the deaths of their child...
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Stefanik will keep on trucking (and Trumping)
Commentary, Nation World, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Apr 14, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — Elise Stefanik suffered a significant disappointment with the world watching. That couldn't have been easy. The Republican congresswoma...
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New York suddenly wants to be mean to Elon Musk
Commentary, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Apr 10, 2025
COLONIE — Despite a cold and brutal wind, protesters gathered outside Colonie Town Hall on Tuesday evening to express their distaste for Elon Musk. I'...
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