Dear Editor, As Haverstraw residents raising our young family, we are grateful for Congressman Lawler’s commitment to restoring the SALT deduction in the One Big Beautiful Bill. For homeowners like us, the increase to a $40,000 SALT deduction directly eases the burden of high property taxes, making our monthly expenses more manageable. The increase in […]
To the editor, While pandemics have receded from public discourse, their potential threat very much remains. Animal agriculture in general, and factory farming in particular, drastically increases the risk of zoonotic viruses making the jump to humans. Politicians interested in advancing public health should support government funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don’t know, […]
Opinion by Jacqui Drechsler On 9/5/24, Governor Hochul hosted state agencies and the nuclear industry to announce her and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Draft Blue Print for Nuclear Energy and NY State. The public demanded a public comment period. Several Legislators and over 100 groups representing thousands of New […]
Dear Letters Editor Congressman Lawler often sends out surveys to his constituents such as this one: Do you support the tax cuts in our one big beautiful bill? Yes-I support extending the TCJA tax cuts, raising the cap on SALT, increasing the child tax credit, and no taxes on tips in overtime NO-I want to […]
Every year, the month of May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to shedding light on the importance of mental well-being, combating stigma, and promoting access to mental health resources. With mental health disorders affecting more than one in five U.S. adults, this observance serves as a crucial reminder of the significance of […]
To the Editor: A dozen swing-district and centrist House Republicans are warning Speaker Mike Johnson that they won’t vote for a budget reconciliation package that cuts Medicaid too deeply. I’m surprised that our Congressman, Mike Lawler, hasn’t yet joined them. In New York’s 17th Congressional District, approximately 23.3% of people under 65 are on Medicaid. […]