By Michael Stumo There are plenty of news commentators who say America’s workers are doing just fine. They see low consumer prices, low unemployment, and a booming stock market as signs that all is well. But out in the real world, things are more worrying. Millions of Americans are barely subsisting on retail work in […]
We must do more to create good paying jobs in the Hudson Valley to help our residents and bolster our local economy. As we know, prices continue to go up and the Federal Government has hurt homeowners with a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions. As many residents are questioning the affordability of […]
BY JEFF FERRY It’s been just six months since the first of the Trump administration’s tariffs went into effect and the job gains are already visible. The Coalition for a Prosperous America’s “Tariff Job Creation Tracker” shows over 11,000 jobs have been created or announced since February 1, and that includes only cases where companies […]
BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI Creating jobs and lowering the unemployment rate will not only bolster our local economy, but help our residents. This is why for the past several years, I have been at the forefront of sponsoring the annual Rockland Community College (RCC) job fair. Our job fair is part of continued efforts to […]
Supports 3,969 Jobs and Provides Another $374 Million in Revenue for State & Local Governments Empire City Casino produced nearly a half billion dollars in economic activity and $374 million in revenue for state and local governments in 2012 while supporting nearly 4,000 jobs locally and across the state, according to a new report released […]
To the Editor, We have a president right now that is out to destroy what once was the greatest country in the world and we have a Congress that is out of control and has no need to stand with the people because they are garnering an enormous amount of power and money. The citizens […]