Category: Editorial

Who should determine if / which energy projects are appropriate for your community? [HOPKINTON, NY] We are CCRP, the Concerned Citizens for Rural Preservation, a volunteer group of ordinary citizens providing information about...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As students return to school this week, New York State United Teachers decried state cuts to education and called on the Legislature and governor to take immediate steps to stop 20 percent reductions in aid for...

ALBANY, N.Y. — After calling for a statewide mandate that masks be worn at all times indoors during the school day, New York State United Teachers today said that in the absence of statewide action, county governments should...

ALBANY, N.Y. —New York State United Teachers — joined by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, local educators and others — today called on the state to update Department of Health school reopening...

Statement from Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I-Glenville) “The Governor and state Health Commissioner Zucker sat next to each other every day for nearly six months during the COVID-19 crisis saying that we should ‘follow the...

Former politicians looking to get “their” seats “back” can be predictable. Whenever one of the issues they’ve ignored as an actual elected official becomes the issue they try to use to elbow back into office, be careful. If you...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta released the following statement today regarding the governor’s decision on reopening schools: “We have been clear all along: Health and safety is the most...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As the state prepares to make decisions regarding reopening school buildings this week, New York State United Teachers and the United Federation of Teachers today demanded that state health officials issue clear...