Opinion

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...

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...

NEW YORK (TNS) — New York state has made itself into marijuana heaven. Everywhere you go there’s the stink of weed: on the streets, on mass transit, e...

ALBANY (TNS) — On Friday afternoon, Elise Stefanik shocked much of New York's political world by announcing on social media that she was suspending he...

Almost everyone knows that government spending has been increasing for years, but it can’t all be blamed on inflation and population growth. Historica...

Every year around this time, the noise starts to drop. The pace eases a bit. Families gather, neighbors reconnect, and people who disagree on just abo...