In Albany, there are a number of aays that legislation comes about. At times, a legislator will introduce a bill addressing a circumstance that personally affected that legislator. In other cases, a b Read More
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The Hysteria About Cutting Taxes Versus Reality
Here is an idea: Let’s end taxes on corporations. Yes, I mean it —zero taxes for the big businesses of America. By now, some readers’ noses are completely bent out of shape. What? Are you crazy? Let Read More
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Diplomas to Homeownership Bill Seeks to Rehab Neighborhoods
Student-loan debt and the high cost of living can make it difficult for many to achieve the dream of owning a home. To try to help, I have drafted and introduced legislation that would incentivize gra Read More
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How Do We Keep Our Democracy Healthy?
Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It’s that ordinary citizens can make satisfactory judgments on complex public policy and political issues — or at least grasp them well enough to Read More
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Closing the Skilled-Labor Gaps with Apprenticeship Programs
With an estimated 10,000 baby boomers turning age 65 each day and approaching retirement, there is a growing need to find qualified individuals to fill jobs across many employment sectors. One tool t Read More
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Young People’s Views on Communism are Disturbing
Suppose you learned that one in three young people is convinced the earth is flat. And that many believe the Moon landing was faked in a NASA studio. Imagine you read that a third of young folks will Read More
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The Latest in the Year of the Criminal in New York State
In New York, convicted felons are not allowed to vote until they have served their sentence. Voting rights are automatically restored after the sentence is completed. Whether the conviction is for hom Read More
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We Make Progress When Citizens Tackle the Small Stuff
One of the not-so-small gifts of living in a representative democracy is that you can’t accomplish things alone. Whether you’re trying to get a stop sign put up on a dangerous corner or to change U.S. Read More
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Career Assistance for Veterans Available at Local Job Centers
On Nov. 11, our country celebrates Veterans Day. This day provides our nation the opportunity to honor all those who served and sacrificed for our country. It also offers a chance to acknowledge some Read More
Health Care & Education
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Tait to step down as director of LiteracyCNY SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Marsha Tait, who has served as executive director of LiteracyCNY since 2010, will leave the organization this summer. Read More -
Nascentia Health eliminates 71 jobs after state Medicaid cuts SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nascentia Health has cut 71 jobs after state reductions in Medicaid spending that will cost the organization $400 million in revenue this year. Read More -
People news: Alger rejoins Grossman St. Amour SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC announced that Christopher R. Alger recently returned to the accounting firm, following nearly four years away, working for a pair of area universities. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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OCC’s With Love, to partner with Syracuse Urban Partnership, Salt City Market for education, training SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) teaching restaurant, With Love, is partnering with the Syracuse Urban Partnership and its Salt City Market to provide education and training opportunities. Read More -
S&M Rentals buys Schroeppel property for $165,000 SCHROEPPEL — S&M Rentals recently purchased the mixed-use property located at 23 Route 6 in the town of Schroeppel for $165,000 from Terrestrial Environmental Specialists Inc. Gary Cottet of Cush Read More -
After acquisition, Oneida Nation rebrands Verona hotel as Sandstone Hollow Inn VERONA — The Oneida Indian Nation believes the Sandstone Hollow Inn in Verona will help it meet the “growing demand” for rooms at the Turning Stone Resort Casino. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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FuzeHub to hold Wednesday Ithaca forum on helping manufacturers grow their business ITHACA, N.Y. — Area startups and manufacturing companies can learn how to accelerate the growth of their business at a FuzeHub solutions forum set for Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Ithaca. Read More -
ANCA awards $104,000 in local farm grants to 8 North Country farms SARANAC LAKE — Eight North Country farms are set to receive grant funding to help support the viability and growth of their businesses. Read More -
IPD Engineering expands to Mohawk Valley with opening of new Utica office UTICA — Syracuse–based IPD Engineering started 2020 with the opening of its third office, representing an expansion into the Mohawk Valley. The downtown Utica office opened in January, the firm tells Read More