For SUNY Old Westbury, a supersized ACE in the hole
By GREGORY ZELLER // The State University of New York is supersizing its ambitious student-retention and degree-completion model – big news for learners at SUNY Old Westbury. On Tuesday, SUNY…
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As mental-health therapies evolve, Albany must keep up
By DEBORAH MAYO // In communities across New York, people living with anxiety, depression and other serious mental health conditions navigate a healthcare system that isn’t keeping up with their…
New York needs balance in AI – and RAISE ain’t it
By MARC ALESSI // The race to become the national leader in artificial intelligence is accelerating, with several states making significant investments in the infrastructure that powers AI. They are…
SUNY adds Old Westbury to statewide ACE expansion
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another Long Island college will be included in the next student cohort as the State University of New York expands its successful student-retention and degree-completion model….
Deregulation: Cutting red tape is not so black-and-white
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Long Island is on the front lines of the battle between the federal government and New York State over Trump 2.0’s aggressive pursuit of government…
Farewell, Sands Long Island casino, we hardly knew ye
By GREGORY ZELLER // Las Vegas Sands will not be developing a glitzy casino resort on Long Island – but the Island is not out of the brick-and-mortar casino business…
With billions in play, opioid settlements turn political
By TERRY LYNAM // To those who’ve lost a loved one, it’s blood money: $55 billion in court settlements to be paid out in response to the 900,000 American lives…
Senator: NYC congestion pricing is ‘direct attack’ on LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // Plans to impose “congestion pricing” on New York City motorists have generated raucous applause – and fierce resistance. Battle lines are being drawn along 60th Street…
Big diaper changes required as childcare costs soar
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // If there’s any truth to Mark Twain’s observation that “the only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper,” infants in Tennessee…
With ‘checkoffs’ stalling, oversight (or overhaul) needed
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Tax season might seem like an inopportune time for government to ask for charitable contributions, but hundreds of thousands of New York State taxpayers have…
After a SCOTUS term like no other, what comes next?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // As expected, the United States Supreme Court’s momentous term rocked the nation and even shook the world. When the first African American woman to become…