Veterans around the state are having mixed reactions to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s promise to impose stricter national military standards, including gender-neutral fitness guidelines that could force women out of combat. Hegseth told admirals and generals in Quantico on Sept. 30 that he’ll impose the highest male standard for all combat roles and change…
Two New York congressmen on a bipartisan caucus said they’re urging lawmakers to use calmer rhetoric to reduce political violence following a surge of targeted deadly attacks rooted in the objection of another person’s viewpoint or freedom of speech. The congressional Problem Solvers Caucus — a group of moderate Republicans and Democratic House members —…
Businesses in New York state will likely have a chaotic few months as companies gauge the consequences of federal tariffs that took effect in the last week. President Donald Trump made tariffs a central fixture of the economic strategy that helped him get elected last fall, and maintains they’ll offset national trade deficits. Business leaders…