For the third Congress in a row, Rep. Eliot Engel has reintroduced his Flamethrowers? Really? Act, which serves no purpose other than to highlight Congress’ overcriminalization problem. The bill would make it a crime to own or transfer a flamethrower. When the New York Democrat last introduced the bill in 2018, it attracted attention because it followed hot…
By Kody Fairfield Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump will appear on Fox New’s Hannity with Sean Hannity, tonight at 10pm EST, for a town hall at Rev. Darrell Scott’s church in Cleveland, OH, to focus on issues impacting the African-American community. According to NBC Politics reporter, Alexandra Jaffe, via her twitter page which appears to have a leaked transcript of the town hall, Trump…
Connor D. Wolf New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a list of 85 companies Wednesday that support his $15 minimum wage proposal but some are expressing doubt the list is an accurate reflection of the position of state businesses. Cuomo announced his proposal in September to increase the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour, and…
Michael Bastasch It’s been one year since Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he would ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, from happening in New York, and the natural gas-rich Southern Tier has been hemorrhaging jobs. While New York’s economy has added jobs on the whole, jobs are disappearing in regions where natural gas drilling would have…