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By JUSTIN WILCOX | June 2, 2025 As the cost of living climbs, New York policymakers have begun to talk a lot about affordability. And they should—the Empire State is one of the most expensive places in the country to live or operate a business. Unfortunately, as often happens, well intended but poorly crafted legislative proposals bring with them unintended […]

by: Jamie DeLine – May 30, 2025 Watch the full piece on WTEN here. ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Brooklyn Senator Jabari Brisport has legislation that would stop the Department of Environmental Conservation from giving any permits for new or expanding large concentrated animal feeding operations, known as CAFOs. Those are farms at that have 700 dairy […]

Justin Wilcox Special to the USA TODAY Network – May 21, 2025 Key Points: No matter where you stand on New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, one thing is clear: the $3.2 billion Propel NY transmission project, originally pitched to deliver offshore wind power onto and through Long Island, is no longer necessary. […]

The group wants state officials to reconsider having ratepayers statewide pay for a Long Island transmission project originally pitched as supporting offshore wind. By: Marie J. French 05/20/2025 – Read Here ALBANY, New York — A Long Island transmission upgrade — originally approved to unlock more offshore wind — has escaped the federal wrecking ball targeting […]

By Carl CampanilePublished May 12, 2025, 1:30 p.m. ET Read Here New York business groups are blasting Attorney General Tish James for a pro-consumer push that they fear would be a legislative misfire — boosting greedy lawyers and unleashing “legal shakedowns.” James’ FAIR Business Practices Act looks to tighten up consumer protections to crack down […]

Kevin Oklobzija//May 6, 2025//  – Read here. Businesses across New York no longer will be saddled with paying down the state’s federal unemployment insurance loan debt. With both business owners and labor proponents initiating over the weekend what Sen. Harry Bronson (D-Rochester) termed a “full-court press,” Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday agreed to tap into […]

In recent months, American officials have unveiled alarming details about “Salt Typhoon,” a sophisticated cyber-operation reportedly linked to China’s Ministry of State Security. This campaign, which has compromised at least nine American telecommunications and infrastructure firms, illustrates the advanced nature of cyber threats facing America today. To counter these looming vulnerabilities, federal, local, and state […]

The following column appeared in print on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Imagine you operate a mom-and-pop grocery store, a salon, or a small information technology shop.  Would you assume that your employees are manual workers?   The designation seems more appropriate for roofers, plumbers, masons and factory workers.  However, under New York state’s arcane labor […]

Embracing innovative recycling solutions should be top of mind as lawmakers in Albany deliberate proposals to reduce waste, including differing iterations of a policy known as Extended Producer Responsibility (“The truth about plastics is that much of it can’t be recycled,” March 9). By ensuring infinite recycling technologies are a key part of the equation, […]