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Opinion

OPINION: Pump the Brakes on the Electric School Bus Mandate

The disastrous New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which, so far, has amounted to little more than a list of unworkable mandates with an unlimited price tag, continues to stretch the laws of math and physics. As a result of the CLCPA, the 2023 state budget included a provision demanding that school […]

Karen Skuse

OPINION: Three Ways Business Leaders Can Combat Fraud in 2025

The new year is a good opportunity for business leaders to make commitments to positively impact their organizations in the year ahead. Wondering where to start? Consider fraud prevention. Last year saw an explosion of fraud — with organizations sustaining total losses of more than $3.1 billion, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

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Lee Hamilton

OPINION: Time To Drain The Swamp With The MERIT Act

You cannot drain the swamp, unless you can fire the swamp. That is why Representatives’ Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) proposing the federal MERIT Act is so important. No, it isn’t a wholesale elimination of civil-service protections against political firings; in fact, it is a fairly tame change in the federal-government employment

Lee Hamilton

OPINION: The Fights Ahead on Government Efficiency

A few weeks ago on X, that social-media platform’s owner, Elon Musk, tweeted that he has the U.S.’s twice-yearly Daylight Savings/Standard Time change in his sights. “Looks like the people want to abolish the annoying time changes!” he wrote. Vivek Ramaswamy responded quickly: “It’s inefficient & easy to change.” This wasn’t just two billionaires musing

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