Author: Luke Parsnow

From Sen. Kevin Parker to Mayor Denis Langlois to President Donald Trump, government officials should be held accountable for what they say online.

Members of the New York state Legislature have been trying for 20 years to get a pay raise. Now that they have one, they still aren’t satisfied. The Committee on Legislative and Executive Compensation, which legislators tasked with determining if they should get a raise, recommended two weeks ago to increase legislative pay from $79,500 a year to $130,000 by 2021. That’s a 64 percent increase. The committee also decided the raises should come with a necessary restriction on outside income. In New York, the Legislature is not considered a full-time job. When lawmakers are not in session, a third…

The Wisconsin Republicans committed political malpractice boiling down to “The people voted for the guy we didn’t want, so now we have to change the rules.”

The Catholic church has nothing to gain by continuing to approach these scandals with a position that can be likened to applying bandages on broken bones. 

Here we go again: The 213 members that make up the New York state Legislature are asking for a pay raise. And this time, they have a very good chance of getting one. As part of a state budget deal last spring, the New York State Compensation Committee will determine in the next few days whether or not to hike lawmakers’ salaries in 2019. It would be their first raise in 20 years if approved. Pay hikes have been a popular sticking point for legislators. State Assembly members and senators have earned a base pay of $79,500 a year since…

Almost $3 billion. That’s what New York state and NYC will be giving in tax breaks to Amazon as it plants half of its second headquarters in the Big Apple.

While Democrats regained power in Congress in the recent midterm elections, in New York state they expanded it. Gov. Andrew Cuomo was easily reelected to a third term and Democrats held on to the statewide offices of attorney general and comptroller. But what was most consequential was the party’s overwhelming takeover of the New York state Senate, winning at least eight seats and gaining their largest majority in the upper chamber since 1912. That victory means Democrats now have complete control of New York state government for the first time in a decade, and only the third time in the last 50 years. The party’s leaders have spent the last few years blaming Senate Republicans for stonewalling legislation on…

Republicans say Special Counsel Robert Mueller won’t be terminated; But what if he is?

Democrats called it a “blue wave,” but last week’s midterm elections were more like a “blue splash” when it came to local elections.

One hundred years ago, the U.S. withdrew from the world stage; We’re constantly tempted to try that again.

It would be nice to see candidates address something of substance for upstate besides which side of the line Dutchess County is on.

You have the power to decide who is right to hold office. Use it. Head to the polls this week for the 2018 midterm elections.

Columnist Luke Parsnow breaks down some facts about congressional candidates Dana Balter and John Katko ahead of the midterm elections.

The rise of quick, fiery posts to get attention on the Internet are becoming a more effective method of spreading lies and misinformation.

“Truth is hard. Propaganda is cheap.” Maybe that’s why our candidates spend less time speaking on context and more time on meaningless clichés.