Truth. Reform. Results. A BETTR New York Starts Here.
Jason S. Arnold isn’t running on party lines or political clichés — he’s running on real issues that impact real people. With lived experience in poverty, addiction recovery, broken systems, and grassroots community-building, Jason brings something no other candidate offers: a plan shaped by pain, and sharpened by truth.
What You’ll Find in the Newsroom
Campaign Posts: These are official messages, announcements, and opinion pieces straight from Jason S. Arnold and the JSA2026 team. They include speeches, calls to action, rally updates, and behind-the-scenes perspectives on the campaign trail.
The Issues: This section outlines the full BETTR Platform — structured, specific, and ready for implementation. These are the policies Jason will pursue as Governor, backed by real plans and bold enforcement.
🔴 1. Family Court Reform
Objective: Protect children, support fit parents, and end the legal weaponization of custody.
Key Provisions:
- Eliminate no-evidence custody restrictions unless a criminal case is active
- Implement a shared parenting presumption (50/50 by default)
- Mandate oversight of ACS/CPS reporting abuse of power
- Provide free legal aid for family court appeals
Enforcement & Implementation:
- Create a NYS Family Court Accountability Division
- Build an independent review board with real enforcement power
- Require all ACS/CPS visits to be recorded and disclosed to both parties
Conclusion: No child should be used as a weapon. No parent should have to buy back their rights.
🔴 2. Mental Health & Addiction Reform
Objective: Rebuild state systems that fail both the sick and the suffering.
Key Provisions:
- Expand state-run detox, rehab, and transitional housing
- Create a unified database of treatment waitlists and open beds
- Incentivize peer recovery networks and community response teams
- Introduce mental health training for law enforcement and schools
Enforcement & Implementation:
- State agency overhaul with annual public audits
- Fund recovery instead of just punishment
- Remove kickbacks and corrupt care contracts
Conclusion: You can’t fix the state until you heal the people.
🔴 3. Free Speech & Digital Censorship
Objective: Guarantee digital speech protection under NYS Civil Rights Law.
Key Provisions:
- Define digital censorship as viewpoint discrimination
- Penalize deplatforming based on political or religious views
- Require transparency in moderation from platforms operating in NY
Enforcement & Implementation:
- Pass the NY Free Expression Act
- Establish a state civil right to uncensored digital access
- Allow individuals to sue platforms for political discrimination
Conclusion: Freedom of speech doesn’t end at the login screen.
🔴 4. Rebuilding Ghost Towns
Objective: Revitalize vacant government buildings and collapsing local economies.
Key Provisions:
- Lease out or sell unused jails, courthouses, and state facilities
- Repurpose them into schools, treatment centers, and job training hubs
- Give towns tax credits to rezone and rebuild
Enforcement & Implementation:
- Create the Operation Ghost Town Commission
- Require public review before any state building is demolished or left empty
- Use savings to fund mental health and veteran services
Conclusion: Empty buildings are wasted opportunity — let’s fill them with purpose.
🔴 5. Cutting Through Red Tape
Objective: Make New York a state where small business and local freedom thrive again.
Key Provisions:
- Slash startup licensing delays and fees
- Eliminate nuisance fines that target working-class communities
- End double taxation schemes on vendors, service workers, and freelancers
Enforcement & Implementation:
- Launch the NYS Small Business Freedom Hotline
- Publish a “Red Tape Report” card for every agency
- Let counties opt out of state overregulation with local petitions
Conclusion: New York shouldn’t be the hardest state to live in — it should be the best.