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PresidentJoe Biden, who insists his presumptiveGOPopponent is a dire “threat to democracy” and a potential “dictator,” openly brags about ignoring the...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Joe Biden promised to lower housing costs during his State of the Union address earlier this spring. To date, his plan ha...

Whither America? I don’t know and I hate discouraging news but how do you avoid it because, even when you look at higher education, you have to lower ...

A U.S. president isn’t a king. No matter how much some who hold the office would wish it otherwise. Even if you believe in your heart of hearts that s...

New Yorkers carry the fourth-highest household debt in the country and their average debt is on the rise, according to a report issued Thursday by the...

ALBANY (TNS) — Two years ago, I wrote a column proclaiming the evils of the college-loan racket. The federal government should cancel student debt, I ...

“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?” That famous one-liner is a joke about about a self-centered theatrical producer so obsess...

It’s hard to top President Joe Biden’s Afghan withdrawal for reckless policymaking, but his student-loan forgiveness scheme is a contender for his sec...

New York’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel $10,000 or more in student debt for millions is further proof th...

COLONIE (TNS) — New York businesses are still digging out from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, with ongoing supply chain snags, hig...

President Joe Biden is set to “forgive” $10,000 worth of student loan debt per borrower, for a total of $360 billion in loan elimination. This may sou...

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary race was a bidding war in which the various candidates advocated spending trillions of dollars to enact sweep...

With the approach of the 2022 Legislative Session, one of the first issues bound to stir debate will be the Jan. 15 expiration of our state’s most rec...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has roughly $9 billion in debt, more than double what the state took four years to repay f...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is throwing cold water on the idea that the president can cancel student debt, but her reasoning may be more political than...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — After the American Rescue Plan waived taxes on canceled student loan debt, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer believes there...

ALFRED — Matthew Burr, an adjunct business instructor at Alfred State College, has published a new book, “Slay the Student Loan Dragon: Tips and Trick...

How does a state that isn’t supposed to borrow money without voter approval still manage to borrow billions every year? When even New York legislators...