Work together to reverse N.Y. education policies
The fight for our public schools isn’t over. Parents, students and teachers from all over the region have come together to show how much they care about public education. This growing coalition needs...
View ArticleRacist comments ignore the facts
The recent article on Assemblyman Keith Wright’s comments regarding Albany are so ignorant of history and facts that it is difficult to know where to start (“Lawmaker: Albany hostile to blacks,” June...
View ArticleState economy must turn around
As the Assemblyman for the 98th District, I know my constituents deserve far better than they are getting now from Gov. Andrew Cuomo when it comes to energy and jobs. The governor has planned ambitious...
View ArticleThink twice about battle with nature
State Assemblyman Karl Brabenec’s letter (“State economy must turn around,” April 11), is either the most transparent sample of a talking point memo from King CONG (coal, oil, nuclear, gas) that I’ve...
View ArticleTime for water hearings
Public hearings conducted by legislative bodies can be valuable steps in developing public policy, or political “gotchas” that target public agencies – or both. Merely calling for hearings can prod...
View ArticleUse same energy to examine Legislature
Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin rightly called for hearings on the inadequate response of the state to PFOA pollution in Hoosick Falls (“Assemblyman demands hearings,” April 20). Would he were equally...
View ArticleKudos to Tonko for forum on opioid crisis
I was glad to read that Congressman Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, hosted a forum on the opioid crisis and had national “drug czar” Michael Botticelli lead the conversation on this addiction that is rampant...
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