BY STATE SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI This week marked 7 years since Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the Tri-State area. On Tuesday’s anniversary it was imperative to me to urge the Governor to sign my legislation into law known as the Storm Chaser Bill (S.1405). The Storm Chaser Bill will require contractors in New York State […]
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BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman WASHINGTON- The U.S. New Car Assessment Program [NCAP] is out of date and outpaced by existing technology and by NCAP’s in other nations, highway safety advocates agree. Auto safety leaders marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. new Car Assessment Program (NCAP) with an event on Capitol Hill celebrating the […]
By County Executive Ed Day Saturday, October 26th begins a new chapter here in Rockland County and all across New York. We now join 38 other states in providing more opportunities for residents to get to the polls early and make their voices heard. From October 26 to November 3, you can visit any one […]
BY DIANE DIMOND Imagine a day when hardly anyone is able to get away with murder. Think about that. If there were a way to almost guarantee a killer would be discovered and punished, wouldn’t the murder rate go into freefall decline? Frivolous thinking, you say? Well, consider the forensic crime-fighting advances that have been […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT The Ombudsman Alert has featured Congresswoman Schakowsky in several past columns for her leadership in sponsoring federal legislation concerning auto and highway safety for all Americans. This time, Congresswoman Schakowsky along with more that 200 members of the House of Representatives of both parties, including our own Congresswoman Nita Lowey,have co-sponsored […]
The New York State Senate has taken critical steps to fix our broken electoral system and increase voter turnout. We passed early voting, taking effect on October 26th, consolidated federal and State primaries, closed the LLC loophole, ensured voter registrations can be transferred, and allowed voter pre-registration for 16 and 17-year-olds. We know by breaking […]