New York state’s Fourth Judicial Department has reinstated a controversial policy that empowers the state government to lawfully order people to involuntarily isolate or quarantine in order to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases. Originally passed in February 2022, the dramatic expansion of the rights and abilities of the State Health Commissioner, collectively referred […]
Born in Suffern, raised in Nyack, and educated in Clarkstown public schools, David Bruen is a native son of Rockland and now wants to serve the community that raised him. As a former Eagle Scout, Bruen has led community service projects that have benefited Clarkstown. As Student Body President at Syracuse University, he represented 18,000 […]
Following waves of public outcry against Holtec International’s controversial plans to dump radioactive waste into a major New York waterway, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S.6893/A.7208) into law, formally restricting discharges of any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. The proposal, formally titled the […]