Opinion

Raising Wages for Inmates Will Raise Eyebrows Across N.Y.

Albany’s pro-criminal crowd is at it again. A bill introduced by Democrats in the Assembly and Senate would give inmates in state prisons a healthy pay raise for work they do behind bars. The proposal Read More
Who are you going to believe: Big Media or your own eyes?

Millions of Americans scratched their heads over the Big Media reactions to the recent State of the Union address. Clearly, a majority of Americans liked the address. Two instant polls by the Big Medi Read More
New GENIUS NY Teams Move into The Tech Garden

[On. Jan. 30] nearly 100 CenterState CEO members braved the cold to meet the five new teams participating in round three of our successful GENIUS NY program during a special welcome event held at Dino Read More
The Intelligence Community Isn’t As Smart As It Thinks

One of the latest squabbles big media promoted is that our president disagrees with our national intelligence chiefs. The line is simple: Trump is a dummkopf in this. The brilliant intel guys know so Read More
Work Train Receives National Award to Advance Economic Opportunity

I'm excited to share that CenterState CEO’s Work Train initiative has been awarded $600,000 from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions to address economic mobility for low-wage workers. Work Train Read More
Executive Budget Fails to Address Upstate Concerns

In an attempt to get ahead of the New York Legislature, on Jan. 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his annual budget address. He laid out what most would consider a very liberal agenda. Sadly, there was nothi Read More
What Great Legislators Have in Common

All the great politicians and legislators I’ve known over the course of my career in Congress were different. They were masters of the rules, or unassailably knowledgeable about a given issue, or supr Read More
Attack on Municipalities Coming from Multiple Fronts

It didn’t take long for the assault on local governments to start in Albany this year — not that it has ever truly ended. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s out-of-touch executive-budget proposal eliminates crucial Read More
Practicing Politics at a High Level

Over a lifetime in politics, I have met a lot of interesting, impressive politicians. But those I truly admired were men and women who were adept at the arts both of politics and legislating — a rarer Read More