public policy

DEAR RUSTY: The Social Security program is funded by employees and their employers. The federal government does not contribute to the program, right? ...

Our community is at a crossroads, and the decision facing the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) is clear: act now to move the All...

New York state is finalizing new regulations that will give more flexibility regarding the state’s Advanced Clean Truck goals, which would have requir...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Social Security revealed plans for 2025 — including raising the amount of money that you can be taxed on each year. Average wages sub...

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social S...

The Biden-Harris administration is set to eclipse the $1 trillion mark in improper payments, a new record for wasted money in a four-year term, accord...

DEAR RUSTY: I claimed Social Security at 70. My wife claimed her own SS at 62, and her earnings were significantly lower than mine. I understand my wi...

Recently I noted how the latest statewide poll from the Siena College Research Institute included a finding that less than one-third of New Yorkers th...

An annual report from the Government Accountability Office has saved taxpayers $667.5 billion over the last 14 years, but Congress and federal agencie...

ALBANY — The latest round of health insurance premium hikes announced by New York regulators adds to evidence that state policies are drowning consume...

Most local taxing authorities saw higher sales taxes in August compared to the year before, state officials said Tuesday. State Comptroller Thomas DiN...

HUMPHREY — The Humphrey Town Board will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the town hall, 4500 Humphrey Road, to discuss Local Law No. 1 for 2...

One of the most important issues facing the country has been conspicuously absent from the U.S. presidential contest — and got only the most superfici...

DEAR RUSTY: This is a matter that I find particularly irksome. My wife — a retired teacher — was told that, should I predecease her, she is not eligib...

Like the “Jeopardy!” game show, green energy subsidies have been Congress’ answer to every energy policy question. The first OPEC oil embargo of 1973-...

Donald Trump has proposed across-the-board tariffs on goods made abroad and sold in America, as well as substantial corporate tax cuts. Kamala Harris ...

ALBANY — For the fourth time in six years, the president of New York’s largest health-care union, George Gresham of 1199SEIU, has won the top spot on ...

ALBANY (TNS) — A major insurer for many New York state retirees improperly paid over 200 insurance claims costing over $5 million, according to an aud...