New York Can’t Prosper If Upstate Is Left Behind. Here’s How We Fix It.
For decades, New York State has lived with a widening economic gap. Downstate, driven by finance, tech, and service industries, continues to thrive. But many of our Upstate communities, the same cities and towns that once powered the nation, have seen a slow and painful erosion of jobs, opportunity, and population. Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Binghamton, […]
New York’s Pension Fund Is Leaving Billions on the Table — Here’s How We Fix It
New York’s pension fund is one of the largest public retirement systems in the United States, managing approximately $291 billion on behalf of more than one million public workers and retirees. The fund is stable, and benefits are currently secure, but it is not performing at the level that the world’s best-managed funds consistently achieve. […]
Fraud Is Draining New York. Accountability Must Start at the Top.
New York is losing billions of dollars every year — not because we lack resources, but because we lack oversight. Fraud, waste, and mismanagement have become routine across the state’s largest programs, and Albany has grown dangerously comfortable looking the other way. The result is predictable: taxpayers pay more, public services deliver less, and retirees […]
Hernandez Announces Campaign for New York State Comptroller
Hernandez is a successful entrepreneur, investor, and biotechnology leader. ALBANY, NY – Successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and biotechnology industry leader Joseph Hernandez today announced his candidacy for New York State Comptroller. Hernandez will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democrat incumbent Tom DiNapoli. “The State Comptroller must be a strong, independent fiscal champion who stands up […]
Comptroller DiNapoli, It’s Time to Audit NYC
I have spent my career building companies and working in finance, managing teams, investors, and public funds where every dollar must be justified and every decision must withstand scrutiny. In the private sector, every public company is audited every quarter. Every number is verified, every discrepancy is investigated, and every leader is held accountable for […]