Fleming, LaLota Face Off on Senior Issues in Online Debate

Candidates for the First Congressional District faced off Tuesday in an online debate on issues of interest to senior citizens. The debate, hosted by the media company City & State and sponsored by the AARP, covered Social Security, taxes, Medicare, home healthcare and other topics. Read More …

Op Ed: Privacy at the Root of Court Ruling

Every semester in my Investigative Reporting class, I show Edward R. Murrow’s famed TV documentary about the plight of migrant farm workers titled “Harvest of Shame.” At the start of it, a Black farm worker in the field is interviewed and is asked how much Read More …

NY Democrats Denounce Abortion Decision Leaked at Supreme Court

Updated: New York Democrats denounced reports Monday that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade. Melanie D’Arrigo, who is running to succeed US Rep. Tom Suozzi in the Third Congressional District, said, “For decades, radical Republicans have been chomping at the bit to overturn Roe Read More …