Posts By Luke Parsnow
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4.6KOpinion & BlogsViewers tune out during campaign commercials, study shows (opinion)
For all the money spent on annoying campaign commercials every year, we should question just how effective they actually are.
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5.0KOpinion & BlogsSheldon Silver’s delay of prison sentence puts justice on hold once again (opinion)
Even guilty politicians are treated better than us. Despite two convictions, disgraced lawmaker Sheldon Silver has yet to serve a single day...
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5.6KOpinion & BlogsNY exodus crisis isn’t over, despite what Cuomo suggests (opinion)
Gov. Cuomo suggested New York winters were driving residents from the state. Those comments are silly and ignore the work that still...
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7.8KOpinion & BlogsEnd of the road for Cuomo’s ‘I Love NY’ highway signs (opinion)
The controversial “I Love NY” highway signs were to be removed by Sept. 30 to avoid losing $14 million in funding. More...
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4.5KOpinion & BlogsDemocrat incumbents tank in primary wipeout (opinion)
The outcome of the New York 2018 primaries shows the state is at a political turning point of proportions we cannot yet...
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4.8KOpinion & BlogsNew York voting laws create unnecessary hurdles to get to the ballot box (opinion)
Planning to vote in New York’s primary elections on Thursday, Sept. 13? If you want to change your party affiliation to vote...
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4.4KOpinion & BlogsIn tweet slamming indictments, Trump all but admits he prefers politics over ethics (opinion)
A Labor Day tweet slamming the Reps. Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter indictments crosses a new line, hitting a new low in...
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4.1KOpinion & BlogsUpstate issues missing from Cuomo-Nixon debate (opinion)
The Aug. 29 televised debate between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon may have been about two candidates seeking a state office,...
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3.6KOpinion & BlogsCuomo is not running for president, though his actions suggest otherwise
“I’m running for governor,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently told reporters while assessing severe flood damage in Seneca County when he...
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4.8KOpinion & BlogsChris Collins’ indictment is why politicians shouldn’t be on company boards
Some form of conflict-of-interest policy is fairly standard in a lot of workplaces. But for whatever reason, similar policies in one of the...
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4.3KOpinion & BlogsNo silver lining for remorseless kickback kingpin Sheldon Silver
As one of the most powerful people in New York, former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spent years using his public office...
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NY continues to ignore widespread legislative misconduct with new bill
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is right now considering signing a bill into law that would create a commission to investigate possible misconduct by prosecutors....
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4.0KOpinion & BlogsLayoffs at NYC tabloid speak volumes about newspaper crisis
Over the last decade and a half, we’ve been bombarded with reports about large and small newspapers cutting their staff, reducing their...
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8.2KOpinion & BlogsCuomo’s excuse for sleazy government errors and corruption is shameful
This spring and summer have been open season for prosecutors hunting down the public corruption that remains rampant in New York state...
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3.9KOpinion & BlogsHypocrisy looms again in newest Supreme Court justice battle
For the second time in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court will play a role in a national election. And yet, it’s rather...
