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Nickels Energy Solutions gears up for busy year
CLAY, N.Y.— Nickels Energy Solutions, LLC started out the new year moving into new office space on Morgan Road and is getting ready for a busy year ahead. After the building the company previously rented office space in at 4575 Buckley Road was sold, Nickels Energy Solutions found new space just around the corner at […]
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CLAY, N.Y.— Nickels Energy Solutions, LLC started out the new year moving into new office space on Morgan Road and is getting ready for a busy year ahead.
After the building the company previously rented office space in at 4575 Buckley Road was sold, Nickels Energy Solutions found new space just around the corner at 7485 Morgan Road, says Kevin Nickels, VP of sales and marketing at the solar sales and installation company.
“It gives us a little more space, so that’s good,” he notes. Matt Funiciello of JF Real Estate represented the property owner, George Powers, in the transaction. It’s a good fit, Nickels notes, as Powers’ firm, Powers Accounting Service, is already Nickels Energy Solutions’ tax professional.
The move was an easy one as the space was already set up to accommodate an office. It really just involved moving the office furniture from around the corner, Nickels says.
Now that the business is settled into the new space, the staff can hit the ground running for what promises to be a busy year for the company.
“We really do have our hands full,” Nickels says. The company is already booking installations out several months.
While many businesses and industries suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, that was not the case for Nickels Energy Solutions, he says. The company, founded in 2015 by Nickels and his brother Steve, had a pretty strong year in 2021.
A couple of factors influenced sales, he says, including the fact that many people were working from home and were more available to meet with company representatives.
New York continues to offer attractive rebates for solar installations as well, he says, that help offset the cost of the project.
“There are so few expenses in your life you can eliminate or greatly reduce,” Nickels says. A solar system makes that an option for people looking to lower their electricity costs. Particularly with home-energy costs rising from people working from home more, it seems more people are considering projects, Nickels says. “The financial picture to go solar is as good as it’s ever been,” he adds.
The company generated more than $1 million in sales last year, Nickels says, and is pushing toward the $2 million mark. “We think we’ll be able to beat last year’s number,” he says.
One way Nickels Energy Solutions is looking to grow is by becoming more involved in the roof replacements often necessary before a solar system can be installed, Nickels says. “We want to really take ownership of the roof replacement,” he says.
While he declined to name any specific companies, he says Nickels Energy Solutions is looking to take ownership in a local roofing company. That will not only provide another revenue stream for the company, he says, but also improve costs for homeowners. On top of that, it provides Nickels with quality control to ensure the job is done the way it needs to be done.
One area where he expects the roofing business to be bustling is at homes that have had solar systems installed for 10 or more years that now need their roof replaced. Many of the companies that did those early installs are no longer around, Nickels says. Homeowners will need a company that can handle the removal and reinstallation of the solar system, as well as the roof replacement, he notes.
Nickels Energy Solutions (www.nickelsenergysolutions.com) offers roof-mounted solar systems, ground-mounted systems, solar-tracker systems, generators, battery back-up systems, and electric-vehicle charging systems. The business employs between four and 10 people, depending on its current workload.
NYISO appoints Markham as VP of operations
RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), a not-for-profit corporation responsible for operating the state’s bulk-electricity grid, recently promoted Aaron Markham to VP of operations, effective March 1. In this role, Markham leads the operations team, responsible for maintaining the reliability and efficiency of the wholesale energy markets and bulk-electric system. He
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RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), a not-for-profit corporation responsible for operating the state’s bulk-electricity grid, recently promoted Aaron Markham to VP of operations, effective March 1.
In this role, Markham leads the operations team, responsible for maintaining the reliability and efficiency of the wholesale energy markets and bulk-electric system. He replaces Wes Yeomans, who will retire on May 1. Markham will report directly to Rick Gonzales, the NYISO’s SVP and chief operating officer.
Markham has held positions of increasing responsibility since joining the NYISO in 1999. Most recently, he served as director of grid operations, overseeing grid-operations functions, including power-system operations and dispatcher training, and regulatory compliance of reliability standards. He successfully led efforts to reliably integrate wind and solar resources into the NYISO’s dispatch programs as well as increasing real-time operator visibility into wind and solar output.
“Aaron’s skill and expertise gained over 20 years with Operations makes him the perfect choice to lead the team into the future. He’s overseen important projects to build the grid of the future and is totally committed to our mission of delivering power system reliability and competitive markets for New York in a clean energy future,” Rich Dewey, president and CEO of the NYISO, said in a news release.
Markham earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Polytechnic Institute and an MBA degree from the College of Saint Rose in Albany. He is active with the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC), having served as chair of the NPCC’s Task Force of Coordination Operation from 2019 to 2020.
Yeomans retires after 13 years at the NYISO and a “distinguished career in the utility industry that spans nearly 40 years,” the release stated.
“Wes Yeomans helped form the competitive energy markets when they were first created, and he’s played a critical role in shaping the NYISO. Wes was one of the first people I met when I started working in the field and since then has always been generous with his wisdom and support not only to me, but countless NYISO employees and stakeholders,” Dewey said. “His infectious spirit and entertaining style for presentations will be sorely missed. We wish him a happy, healthy, and enjoyable retirement.”
State grant programs help farmers protect soil, water quality
New York State is offering two grant programs for projects that will help the state’s farmers reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, promote energy savings, mitigate water and soil-quality concerns, and increase on-farm resiliency to climate change. The programs total $21 million, Richard Ball, commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, said in a Jan.
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New York State is offering two grant programs for projects that will help the state’s farmers reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, promote energy savings, mitigate water and soil-quality concerns, and increase on-farm resiliency to climate change.
The programs total $21 million, Richard Ball, commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, said in a Jan. 31 news release.
“These grant opportunities are great news for New York’s farmers, who are continuing to lead the nation in their environmental stewardship efforts,” Ball said. “We have made an incredible impact on our farms so far through the funding of best practices and smart environmental management planning, which are helping to protect our natural resources and ensure our farms can remain competitive and profitable.”
The grants will help New York’s farmers improve sustainable practices while protecting the state’s wildlife, land, water, and air, Basil Seggos, commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, added.
Climate-resilient farming
The Climate Resilient Farming grant program helps farms reduce their operational impact on the environment and address the impacts of extreme-weather events resulting from climate change, the state says.
Through five rounds of funding to date, awarded projects are estimated to deliver the equivalent of 320,000 metric tons of CO2e-per-year emissions reductions, equal to removing 69,500 cars from the road for one year, per the release.
The 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 state budgets — through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund — provided for a combined $8 million in funding for this sixth round.
The Department of Agriculture and Markets is now accepting applications for the program, with funding available to support agricultural projects and related equipment purchases that aim to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and help agricultural producers prepare for and better manage impacts of climate change, including increased heavy-storm events, overall rainfall, and periods of drought.
The state says applications must be for one of the following project categories: Track 1 — agricultural-waste storage cover and flare systems; Track 2 — water-management systems; and Track 3 — Healthy Soils NY, soil-health management practice systems.
Track 1 has $4 million for projects will reduce methane emissions from the farm and increase the farm’s resiliency to major precipitation events. Track 2 has $2 million for projects will help prepare agricultural producers for flood events and drought. The “water management” umbrella includes best-management practices, which stabilize or reinforce conveyances, reduce flows, and/or store water. Track 3 has $2 million for projects that will improve soil health on farms and enhance a farm’s resiliency to the impacts of climate change, including benefits during times of drought, wet weather, as well as optimal growing conditions. Soil health practices can also create carbon sinks, increase water holding capacity, and improve recycling of nitrogen by crops, thereby mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions.
New York’s county soil and water conservation districts can apply on behalf of farmers for this competitive grant program. The application and additional information are available on the department’s website at https://agriculture.ny.gov/funding-opportunities.
Project proposals are due at 4:30 p.m. on March 28.
Agricultural water-quality conservation
In addition to the Climate Resilient Farming grant program funding, an additional $13 million is available to support agricultural water-quality conservation projects across the state through round 28 of the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control program.
The Agricultural Nonpoint program awards projects that focus on either environmental planning or the implementation of best-management practice systems to protect New York’s watersheds.
Projects include conservation measures, such as nutrient management through manure storage, vegetative buffers along streams, and conservation cover crops.
The state’s county soil and water conservation districts can apply on behalf of farmers for this competitive grant program, which is also funded through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund.
The application and additional information are available on the department’s website at https://agriculture.ny.gov/funding-opportunities.
Project proposals are due at 4:30 p.m. on May 2.
Przyklek named director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos in January named Captain Karen Przyklek as the director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement (DLE). She is the division’s first-ever woman director. Przyklek’s promotion follows a successful 26-year career with DLE, during which “she played a vital role investigating environmental crimes, assisting the public, and
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos in January named Captain Karen Przyklek as the director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement (DLE). She is the division’s first-ever woman director.
Przyklek’s promotion follows a successful 26-year career with DLE, during which “she played a vital role investigating environmental crimes, assisting the public, and effectively enhancing the division’s work,” according to a Jan. 19 DEC news release.
“Throughout her 26 years at DEC, Director Przyklek demonstrated a steadfast commitment to protecting communities from polluters and safeguarding natural resources,” Commissioner Seggos said in the release. “I’m honored to promote to her new role as Director as she breaks the glass ceiling and I am confident that she will lead DEC’s outstanding Law Enforcement Officers with dignity and dedication.”
Przyklek began as an environmental conservation police officer patrolling New York City in 1996, and later became an investigator with the Division’s Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation. In 2014, Przyklek was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, followed by captain in 2019. Most recently, Przyklek served as captain of the Division’s Special Operations Group, which includes the statewide K9 Unit, Homeland Security/Radiation Unit, Wildlife Response Team, and Haz Mat Training Unit.
Przyklek helped create DLE’s Environmental Forensic Unit (EFU), one of the first such units in the nation, to collect forensic evidence at contaminated environmental and wildlife crime scenes. The EFU was deployed to multiple significant events across the state and brought the unit to the forefront of environmental sampling and evidence collection, the DEC said. Przyklek is a 9/11 first responder and assisted DEC’s response following the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Prior to joining the department, she served as a deputy with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Rochester.
Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission launched to tackle flooding
Oneida County recently created the Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission to address long-term management and flood mitigation in the Oriskany Creek watershed. Currently, 13 municipalities within the creek basin have charted the commission. Other municipalities have attended preliminary commission meetings and have expressed interest in becoming members. Municipalities can join at any time by passing a resolution
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Oneida County recently created the Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission to address long-term management and flood mitigation in the Oriskany Creek watershed.
Currently, 13 municipalities within the creek basin have charted the commission. Other municipalities have attended preliminary commission meetings and have expressed interest in becoming members. Municipalities can join at any time by passing a resolution and entering into an intermunicipal agreement with the commission.
The commission will focus on developing the following types of projects: flood-plain restoration with green-infrastructure practices, storm-water basins, wetland enhancements, bank stabilization and repairs, regular stream maintenance, hydraulic modeling, stream mapping, stream and flood-data collection, enhanced public-access points to the creek with potential observation decks, and recreational trails, enhanced parks, and recreation areas and greenways.
“We have seen how successful the Sauquoit Creek Commission has been in managing and solving flooding issues and are now emulating that model in the Oriskany Creek Basin,” Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. said in a press release. “I applaud the municipalities that have had the vision to establish this new commission, and I urge the rest in the creek basin to join us as we forge a new path forward. Oneida County continues to leave no stone unturned as we combat the flooding issues impacting our communities. These complicated problems can only be solved by working together.”
The Oneida County Planning Department provides the professional staff for the Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission, just as it does with Sauquoit Creek Commission. The commission has its own bylaws and membership, sets its own rules and procedures, and exists for facilitating cooperation among municipalities while addressing short- and long-term solutions for flood mitigation and watershed management.
The Oriskany Creek watershed spans two counties and includes 16 municipalities. It is 30.6 miles long and covers 147 square miles.
DiNapoli says green economy boosts jobs in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s environment and sustainability initiatives are creating new green jobs and additional demand for existing occupations and changing the skills required to fulfill others. In total, these positions made up more than 17 percent of all jobs in the state pre-pandemic. That’s according to a new report that New York State
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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s environment and sustainability initiatives are creating new green jobs and additional demand for existing occupations and changing the skills required to fulfill others.
In total, these positions made up more than 17 percent of all jobs in the state pre-pandemic.
That’s according to a new report that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released Feb. 23. It’s titled “Green and Growing: Employment Opportunities in New York’s Sustainable Economy.”
In it, DiNapoli urged the state to fund more educational and workforce-development programs to grow the green economy and help bolster New York’s pandemic recovery.
The comptroller’s report found that the number of jobs influenced by the green economy in New York exceeded 1 million in 2019 and 2020. The state’s efforts to promote sustainability not only encourage the creation of new jobs related to clean energy and energy efficiency, but they can also affect employment “more broadly,” requiring new skills in existing occupations and increasing demand for others, DiNapoli’s office contended. Those efforts include the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and the Reforming the Energy Vision.
Report findings
Based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics reports and the Occupational Information Network definitions of green jobs, DiNapoli’s report made the following findings.
Of the 1.7 million green jobs in New York in 2019 (17.3 percent of New York’s employment), almost 85 percent were in existing occupations facing either increased demand (37.5 percent) or the need for new or updated skills (46.8 percent). Examples include electricians, carpenters, mechanics, and software developers, operations managers, maintenance and repair, and construction laborers, DiNapoli’s office said.
New and emerging jobs — which include those in the solar industry, recycling, water, and energy — comprised 15.7 percent of all green jobs in the state, up from 9.7 percent in 2015.
Between 2015 and 2019, green jobs grew 13.2 percent, more than twice the rate of total job growth in New York (6 percent). The number of jobs in new and emerging occupations jumped 82.5 percent during this time.
Green jobs constitute a smaller share of state employment in New York than the national average (18.8 percent), and the state trails neighboring states such as Pennsylvania (20.9 percent) and New Jersey (18.5 percent), as well as the large states of Illinois (21.4 percent) and California (18.2 percent).
The number of green jobs in New York declined 31.9 percent in 2020, “more sharply” than total employment, largely because of the economic disruption caused by the pandemic.
Most programs to implement the CLCPA are still in the design stage but achieving the goals of the act will require significant changes in homes, businesses, transport, and infrastructure that will shape economic activity and jobs.
To further support workers, the current state budget established prevailing wage, project-labor agreement, and minority and women-owned business requirements for certain projects, DiNapoli’s office said.
DiNapoli recommended that policymakers ensure opportunities are available for New Yorkers seeking to upgrade their skills or take on new career paths, as well as identify actions to increase workforce training and educational measures.
“As New York State moves towards a cleaner and greener economy, it is essential that the state help address business’ need for innovative and skilled employees,” Heather Briccetti, president & CEO of the Business Council of New York State, said. “We agree with Comptroller DiNapoli that this is a tremendous opportunity for our education and workforce-development systems to partner with businesses that will build New York’s future.”
In addition, the state should bolster support to businesses to help with the transition to a green economy, including providing access to the resources needed to provide their employees with the training and skill development needed, per the report. DiNapoli called on the New York State Department of Labor to include green jobs in its “Future of Work” occupational outlook and toolkit.
$25M program could train workers in N.Y. for clean-energy jobs
The state is seeking a $25 million federal grant to train New Yorkers for new clean-energy job opportunities. Those targeted would include displaced workers in the fossil-fuel sector and members of “disadvantaged communities,” per a Feb. 17 news release. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the $25 million statewide federal-grant proposal. It has the support of NYSERDA, the
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The state is seeking a $25 million federal grant to train New Yorkers for new clean-energy job opportunities.
Those targeted would include displaced workers in the fossil-fuel sector and members of “disadvantaged communities,” per a Feb. 17 news release.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the $25 million statewide federal-grant proposal. It has the support of NYSERDA, the New York State Department of Labor, and the New York Community Colleges Energy Equity consortium (NYCCEE).
Additionally, the proposal will support community colleges with industry-driven curriculum development and micro-credentialing and “provide a host of wraparound services to assist individuals with career success,” Hochul’s office said.
The work under this proposal supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) to deliver at least 35 percent of benefits from clean-energy investments to disadvantaged communities, with the goal actually being 40 percent.
About the grant proposal
On behalf of the statewide collaborative, NYSERDA submitted a $25 million proposal for a funding opportunity through the U.S. Economic Development Association’s (EDA) Good Jobs Challenge.
Under NYSERDA’s proposal, NYCCEE will train 2,000 new workers and reskill 1,500 existing workers followed by placement in quality, well-paying clean energy jobs, with a special focus on reaching underserved communities and priority populations.
Arch Street Communications, a White Plains–based, women-owned business with experience in clean energy and energy efficiency, would support program implementation if the proposal to EDA is funded, per Hochul’s office.
NYCCEE — a consortium of 24 SUNY/CUNY community colleges, employers, community-based organizations, unions, faith leaders and state and local government — will focus existing resources and explore opportunities to leverage state, federal, and private funding to develop new training and career preparation in building electrification, offshore wind, solar, and advanced manufacturing.
Each of the sectors will be led respectively by the Association for Energy Affordability (AEA); the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) and the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC); the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC); and MACNY, the Manufacturers Association.
NYSERDA and the state Department of Labor will also work with this effort to “ensure it aligns” with the recommendations of the New York State Climate Action Council and the Just Transition Working Group, as well as with the state’s overall workforce goals and objectives, Hochul’s office said.
In addition, participating CUNY/SUNY colleges will work together to develop curricula and pre-apprenticeships, structure distance and hybrid learning offerings, and build classes and programs that tap into their respective strengths.
Supplementing the $25 million application for federal funds, NYSERDA would provide an additional $3 million in cost share from the Clean Energy Fund and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, in addition to $500,000 from AVANGRID, Inc., and $250,000 from the New York City–based NoVo Foundation.
OPINION: It’s about time that New York’s school mask mandate ended
“It is a tragedy that some of our children have spent most of their young lives hiding behind masks…” Finally, after years of forced masking in schools, our children can see the smiles of their friends and the faces of their teachers. As New York lifted its school mask mandate [on March 2] our children and
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“It is a tragedy that some of our children have spent most of their young lives hiding behind masks…”
Finally, after years of forced masking in schools, our children can see the smiles of their friends and the faces of their teachers. As New York lifted its school mask mandate [on March 2] our children and parents are relieved. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s unscientific policies have hindered our children’s development, and the decision to roll back the mask mandate is long overdue.
It is a tragedy that some of our children have spent most of their young lives hiding behind masks, and we are only beginning to understand the full impact this has had on their development and mental health. It is even more of a tragedy that this mask mandate was in place for so long and only arbitrarily removed to accommodate the realities of the political calendar.
While this is a win for our kids and families, it is not the end of the fight to restore our freedom over individual medical decisions. Gov. Hochul has waged a war against those who want to exercise these rights, including by firing numerous health-care heroes who chose, for a variety of reasons, not to comply with her draconian vaccine mandate. I will continue to work tirelessly to protect these freedoms, right these wrongs, and ensure our country and state return to a path of principled leadership that safeguards and respects our freedom.
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R–New Hartford), 61, currently represents the 22nd Congressional District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district encompasses all of Oneida, Madison, Chenango, and Cortland counties, most of Broome County, and portions of Herkimer, Oswego, and Tioga counties. This article is drawn and edited from a statement that Tenney issued on March 2
OPINION: We can do more to fight poverty
American policymakers have a very full plate. They’ve got to grapple with health care, education, the environment, economic growth and more. The list goes on and on. Along with these priorities, I have argued for some time that the policy community needs to do more to address poverty. How much time and resources should we devote
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American policymakers have a very full plate. They’ve got to grapple with health care, education, the environment, economic growth and more. The list goes on and on.
Along with these priorities, I have argued for some time that the policy community needs to do more to address poverty. How much time and resources should we devote to the issue? In short, a lot more than we do. It’s one of the most serious problems Americans face, and there is a lot to be done.
“Fixing poverty won’t be easy, but there are policies that work.”
There is a great deal of disagreement, of course, about this. At one extreme, some people argue that poverty isn’t society’s problem to fix. They say there are plenty of jobs, if only people weren’t too lazy to work. It may be that some people struggle with poverty because of choices they make, but that’s not the whole picture.
For one thing, this view ignores the fact that one-third of poor people in America are children. Among the 37 advanced economies that make up the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. consistently ranks as one of the worst in child-poverty rates.
Also, it ignores the fact that millions of poor adults are, in fact, working, but for low wages. Roughly half of all poor families in the U.S. are headed by adults who are employed or actively seeking work. More than 6 million Americans are among the “working poor,” according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
About one in seven children in the U.S. are poor, which should be unimaginable in such a wealthy nation. Children are especially vulnerable to poverty’s worst effects, such as hunger and homelessness. In schools, poverty can lead to low academic achievement, with chronic stress, unstable housing, and other factors making learning difficult. Recent data showed that children in low-income families were four times more likely to drop out of school than children in higher-income families.
Children in neighborhoods with concentrated poverty are more likely to face physical, emotional, and behavioral-health risks. They are more likely to be exposed to environmental contaminants like lead paint and toxic-waste dumps, to have chronic diseases such as asthma, and to experience violence and trauma.
Fixing poverty won’t be easy, but there are policies that work. Decades of investment in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, unemployment insurance, and other government programs have made the poverty rate much lower than it would otherwise be. But the safety net has frayed; benefits, in many cases, haven’t kept up with the rising cost of supporting a family. Until recently, wages had stagnated and economic inequality has widened.
One way to reduce poverty is to invest in education, including high-quality schools that serve all children and affordable college that doesn’t saddle students with debt. Job training is key, especially when it is tied to the creation of high-wage jobs that can support families. The 2021 expansion of the child tax credit, part of the American Rescue Plan, lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty, but the provision expired this year. Extending it would benefit countless families and their communities.
Two of the biggest expenses for poor families are housing and childcare. We can support programs that provide more housing and make it easier for families to avoid eviction. Federal, state, and local funding can help make childcare and preschool available and affordable. Paid family and medical leave and access to health care – benefits that are taken for granted in most advanced democracies – would make families less vulnerable.
These are just a few areas where we can do more to overcome poverty. We know how to do it, and we have the necessary reserves. The task is formidable but not impossible. There’s a lot we can do if we set our will to it.
Lee Hamilton, 90, is a senior advisor for the Indiana University (IU) Center on Representative Government, distinguished scholar at IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, and professor of practice at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Hamilton, a Democrat, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years (1965-1999), representing a district in south-central Indiana.
DESIREE M. BENNETT has been promoted to senior manager at Fust Charles Chambers LLP. She provides tax advisory and compliance services to the firm’s not-for-profit and commercial clients. Bennett has more than 17 years of experience providing tax services to tax-exempt clients including health-care systems, colleges and universities, and foundations. Bennett joined Fust Charles Chambers
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DESIREE M. BENNETT has been promoted to senior manager at Fust Charles Chambers LLP. She provides tax advisory and compliance services to the firm’s not-for-profit and commercial clients. Bennett has more than 17 years of experience providing tax services to tax-exempt clients including health-care systems, colleges and universities, and foundations. Bennett joined Fust Charles Chambers in 2010 and received her bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College.
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