Opinion Exchange

Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend: Saturday, Nov. 12 Prescription drugs: Editorial We comment on the cases of David Laffer and Conrad Murray. Laffer was sentenced last week to four consecutive life sentences after he admitted that he killed four people during the… Read More →

Good morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Mandate relief: Editorial We comment on news that Bedford town officials voted to create a local law to override the 2-percent property tax cap. We encourage Gov. Andrew Cuomo to get serious about mandate relief. We… Read More →

Good Thursday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published today in The Journal News: Mandate relief: Editorial We comment on news that Moody’s, the credit-rating agency, reported this week that Rockland County could suffer significantly because of the state’s new 2-percent property-tax cap. The time for mandate relief is… Read More →

Good Monday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published over the weekend in The Journal News: Saturday, July 9 Debt-ceiling: Commentary Carl Leubsdorf of The Dallas Morning News assesses the struggle in Washington between President Barack Obama and the Democrats and the tea party-fueled House Republicans over whether or… Read More →

Good Tuesday morning. As the Legislature races to the end of its session — our representatives in Albany complete their business on June 20 — the Opinion page offers an editorial on texting and a Community View on same-sex marriage: Texting while driving: Editorial We challenge the Legislature to take… Read More →

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the state Legislature have reached accord on the creation of an annual, 2-percent cap on property taxes and on legislation that would reform state ethics laws. Neither compromise has been adopted and other policy items remain on the table. What’s your priority for Albany?... Read More →

Good Thursday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Tax cap and mandate relief: Editorial As public-school teachers and education advocates rally against a property-tax cap that would limit annual levy increases at 2 percent, we encourage the Legislature to act quickly on the… Read More →

Good Wednesday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published in The Journal News today: Mandate relief: Commentary Bruce Levine of Montebello, a Democrat and former chairman of the Rockland County Legislature, comments on recent calls from county leaders who say that any property-tax cap enacted by the state Legislature… Read More →

Good Friday afternoon. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Rob Astorino’s appointees: Editorial We comment on a special report from staff writer Gerald McKinstry that documented raises and promotions given by the administration of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to supporters who are county… Read More →