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April 11, 2018

Another Lost Opportunity to Cut Costs in New York

With the conclusion of its budget season, New York’s state legislature has lost another opportunity to enact reforms […]
March 23, 2018

Updating Our Archaic Election Laws

Election reform should expand access but retain integrity So Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed an election reform bill […]
January 16, 2018

Hopes for a Taxpayer Friendly 2018

It’s laudable that our state legislators lashed out against parts of the federal tax plan that will hurt […]
January 15, 2018

Levy: Plan to require work for Medicaid is long overdue

President Bill Clinton’s landmark Workfare Act required welfare recipients to work as a prerequisite to a welfare check. […]
January 3, 2018

What Republicans must demand from Democrats before even considering a DACA deal

Conventional wisdom says that Democrats hold all the cards when it comes to the upcoming debate on Deferred […]
December 5, 2017

Levy Speaks on DACA and Jay Z

Why can’t DACA youth just say thank you? In a Newsday article, a young undocumented alien stated she […]
November 27, 2017

CON CON IS DEAD, BUT WE STILL NEED THESE NEW YORK STATE REFORMS

By Steve LevyThe lopsided defeat of the constitutional convention ballot referendum this month was a setback for reformers […]
November 8, 2017

I get it that rapper Snoop Dogg has a Constitutional right denounce a president. But when he suggests he’d be happy if POTUS was murdered, it crosses the line, at least morally.

Some Common Sense Thoughts | By Steve Levy November 8, 2017 | For Immediate Release Snoop Dogg pretends […]
September 21, 2017
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…while the prosecution of the war was indeed steeped in often dubious management, we cannot overlook that our resolve in Vietnam was an integral part of our overall successful war against totalitarian communism.

The Vietnam War was necessary for victory in the Cold War by Steve Levy | Sep 21, 2017, 1:18 PM   […]
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