It was 50 years ago when I was first elected to the New York State Assembly. A lot has changed since then, but one thing has remained the same…the majority party in the Assembly controls the budgeting process and the flow of legislation. When I was elected Assemblyman in 1974, the ...

Decades ago, the Heritage Foundation began publishing what it called a “Mandate for Leadership.” The Mandate for Leadership series has evolved as a public-policy guide for the coming presidential term. The Mandate for Leadership for 2025 is nothing if not serious about public ...

New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul recently released a proposed budget that is frankly a slap in the face to Older New Yorkers. Despite headlines claiming New York as the first “Age Friendly State” in the nation and initiatives like Age-Friendly Health Systems and a Master Plan on Aging for ...

In the seventies I remember seeing a political cartoon of a woman pushing a grocery cart full of money to the store. We all laughed at it, but now it is coming to fruition. When you visit the grocery store today you better have a lot of money with you. When I was in Aldi’s last week a young ...

I am tired of the political campaign already. I wish it were 2025, and that we were over with it. Whether we like it or not, this year’s Presidential election is looking like it will be a rerun of 2020…and we have all been down that trail once before. The nation doesn’t need to go ...

Social Security has been a financial rock for seniors ever since benefits first began flowing in 1940. For decades though, for those above an income threshold, pieces of that rock have been chiseled away: a 1983 law makes up to 50 percent of benefits subject to federal income taxes. Levying a ...