As the New York State Senate considers the fate of the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (S2297/A3647) another local leader in Rockland has joined calls to reject the proposal which would require municipalities to allow the construction of residential buildings on parcels of land owned by a religious corporation. In a statement shared with the RCT […]
Residents shocked, frustrated, and relieved that struggling district may have nearly 90 million dollars in unspent funds East Ramapo’s school board will be launching an independent forensic audit of the district’s finances after the recent and shocking discovery of a massive budget surplus.On Tuesday, March 4th, the school board, which administers a district that was […]
President Trump made good on a promise to end New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan on Wednesday, revoking support granted by The Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the toll. In a letter penned by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, the federal government announced it’s decision to “terminate” approval of the congestion pricing program, which […]
Protestors gathered outside of Mike Lawler’s (R, NY17) Pearl River office on Wednesday demanding that the Congressman take a stance against cuts to federal spending enacted by the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk. Lawler faces pressure from both the federal Republican establishment pushing to enact large scale cuts to the […]
New York State has passed new legislation that will require large fossil fuel companies to fund efforts to protect the environment and mitigate the growing costs of climate change. Legislation S.2129-B/A.3351-B creates a ‘Climate Superfund’ to support New York-based projects that bolster New York’s resiliency to dangerous climate impacts like flooding and extreme heat. “With […]
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a division of the CDC, has issued a unflattering report following the devastating fire on March 23, 2021, that resulted in the death of firefighter Jared Lloyd and a resident at the Evergreen Assisted Living Facility in Spring Valley. Investigation of the cause of the blaze unearthed […]