Cuomo’s Plan for NY Higher Education
As a lot of us know, over the summer (in fact, a little more than two weeks before the semester started), Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the NYSUNY 2020[...]
Category: Columns
BREAKING: SUNY Board to Call for Maximum Tuition Increase of $300
Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of the Board of Trustees, the State University of New York today unveiled a resolution calling for a new base tuition level of $2,635 per semester,[...]
NY SUNY2020 Bill Still Not Finalized, May Lack Crucial Provision
What’s in the bill? It should be a simple question, especially since Governor Cuomo said that the bill in question—NY SUNY 2020—would come to a vote and pass last night.[...]
8 Republicans Running for President…. Maybe….
The Republicans are providing an intensely diverse field of candidates looking ahead to the 2012 Presidential elections. Incumbents are generally tough to dethrone, and the G.O.P. knows that, unless he[...]
Cuomo and Zimpher Offer SBU $35 Million, with a Catch
Yesterday Governor Andrew Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program, which will offer up to $35 million in funding to each of SUNY’s University[...]
The Joke's On Trump
I’m not going to pretend that the release of long-form birth certificate will end the birther controversy, but at least it seems to have silenced the movement’s adopted leader. Well…[...]
Thanks to Trump, Birther Debate Plays Out Between 2012 Hopefuls
All the potential Republican nominees for President are gearing up for a campaign against the same man this November. But based on how differently they all describe him, it can[...]
Powershift Straw Poll: Which 2012 GOP Candidate Scares You the Most?
There have been a slew of Republican straw polls in recent weeks and it seems like a new frontrunner emerges every week. Likely primary voters have anointed Ron Paul, Mitt[...]
8 Reasons Conservatives Should Stop Picking on Planned Parenthood
With the recent government shutdown scare, there’s been a great deal of debate as to why negotiations were so difficult. In the end, the reasons seem to be more ideological[...]
The Underdog’s Most Reliant Ally
While President Obama has priorities to forward education reform for the nation as a whole, it’s refreshing to know that he has not forgotten the people who supported him the most:[...]