PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN SKOUFIS Assemblyman Skoufis (D-Woodbury) said, “This year’s budget tackles property taxes for Hudson Valley families while making our region more affordable and business-friendly. At the same time, we provide our region’s schools with much-needed funding and address student privacy concerns.” Property tax relief in the form of a direct check will […]
GOTHAMIST An allegedly gender-segregated park run by a Hasidic enclave in Orange County will now be subject to strict NYCLU and ACLU oversight, thanks to a lawsuit that was settled this week. Last year, both the NYCLU and ACLU sued Satmar-run village Kiryas Joel, an enclave in Monroe, NY, claiming that the village had been requiring […]
Press Release from The Center for Education Reform WASHINGTON, DC – The New York Legislature, together with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, crafted a budget passing late Monday night that financially favors a select few charter schools in New York City rather than giving charter schools – and the students they serve – statewide equitable treatment. “Claims that […]
DAILY NEWS A du Pont family heir who pleaded guilty nearly six years ago to raping his 3-year-old daughter was never put behind bars because a Delaware judge ruled he “would not fare well” in prison, court records show. Robert H. Richards IV — scion of the family who built the chemical empire and kin […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NYS TAX DEPT Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new Cigarette Strike Force to crack down on illegal tobacco trafficking and sales. The multi-agency Strike Force is composed of state, local and federal agencies dedicated to stopping the influx of counterfeit and untaxed tobacco products into New York. The Strike Force […]
PRESS RELEASE Meghan Casey, a resident of Blauvelt, New York and a member of the class of 2015 at Providence College, recently spent a week working in the Mexico, as part of the College’s Feinstein Academic Institute’s Alternative Spring Break 2014 program. Casey was among 21 PC students who volunteered to spend their spring break […]