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A Passover lesson: Giving is key to celebrating freedom and happiness

A Passover lesson: Giving is key to celebrating freedom and happiness

As Passover approached, those preparing for the holiday began cleaning their homes, discarding leavened products and getting ready for family meals...

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Rabbi Benny Berlin

Why Kathy Hochul's proposal to retool NY's discovery law is on target

Why Kathy Hochul's proposal to retool NY's discovery law is on target

After serving as the newly-elected District Attorney of Westchester County for the past three months, I was pleased to accept the invitation of...

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Susan Cacace

Trump’s antisemitism strategy teaches what universities have failed to

Trump’s antisemitism strategy teaches what universities have failed to

Over the past 18 months, an alarming wave of antisemitic incidents has flourished across college campuses, with Jewish students facing harassment,...

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Morton A. Klein

NY's Mike Lawler, GOP think Medicaid doesn’t matter

NY's Mike Lawler, GOP think Medicaid doesn’t matter

Health care is on the chopping block.  Congressional Republicans — including Rep. Mike Lawler — recently passed their budget blueprint, which calls...

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Carolyn Martinez-Class And Jasmine Gripper 

Biofuels support NY's farms — and our clean energy goals

Biofuels support NY's farms — and our clean energy goals

What if there was a way for farmers to stretch crops like soybeans used for animal feed by locally converting the byproducts into cleaner-burning...

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Todd Du Mond 

Trump wants to MAGA-fy American history with attacks on Smithsonian

Trump wants to MAGA-fy American history with attacks on Smithsonian

President Donald Trump’s executive order “to restore truth in America” by reconstructing the storied institutions of the Smithsonian marks his...

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Katherine Hite 

New York should champion health care innovation, not discourage it

New York should champion health care innovation, not discourage it

As Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders head into “overtime” in state budget negotiations, attention has focused on their disagreement over a...

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David Eagle 

NY needs equity in obesity treatment. That starts with Medicaid

NY needs equity in obesity treatment. That starts with Medicaid

More than 8 million New Yorkers struggle with obesity. That’s a large number but what’s more important is the collection of trends behind it. More...

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Karines Reyes

Ordinary New Yorkers need energy bill relief. Let's pass NY HEAT Act

Ordinary New Yorkers need energy bill relief. Let's pass NY HEAT Act

Rising utility bills and affordability are top of mind for many New Yorkers. Consumers are fed up and protesting against Con Edison’s proposed 11%...

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Liz Krueger And Jo Anne Simon 

Why New York must transition to clean, quiet electric lawn equipment

Why New York must transition to clean, quiet electric lawn equipment

With spring and lawn care season right around the corner, New Yorkers aren’t only preparing for warmer weather and enjoying the great outdoors but...

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Blair Horner And David Masur 

Why more New York state schools should embrace electric buses

Why more New York state schools should embrace electric buses

School districts across New York state are transforming student transportation by planning for and adopting zero-emission electric school buses....

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Doreen M. Harris

Hochul won't budge on congestion pricing. What are the implications?

Hochul won't budge on congestion pricing. What are the implications?

Gov. Kathy Hochul vows to "fight back hard" against federal demands to terminate New York City's congestion pricing program, positioning New York...

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Argi Oleary