Opinion

Buerkle on Obama Administration's rejection of Keystone Pipeline application

I am extremely disappointed that President Obama decided to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline provided an excellent opportunity for the President to show the American people he is serious Read More

Stage set for new legislative year, but will Albany deliver?

It was good to be back in the State capitol recently and embark on this legislative year. The first week included the annual State of the State address by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He talked about a variety Read More

Shale Natural-Gas and Oil Boom is a Great Development

There is a phenomenal development afoot. It is delivering benefits to you. Many people want to stop it. But they will fail. The development is oil and natural gas. On this continent. New technologies Read More

Banana-Republic Budgeting

Suppose you were required by law to do a certain thing. The law requiresyou to pay your taxes. And to insure your car. And to register that car. And to have a driver’s license to drive.Suppose you bre Read More

State Encourages Job Creation with Excelsior Program, Entrepreneur Resources

Our economy has seen thousands of manufacturing jobs disappear in recent history, and the jobs, sadly, continue to disappear. Most recently in Fulton, Birdseye, a food-packaging company, stopped produ Read More