BY CAROL MCILMURRAY Dr. Penny Jennings, Rockland County Executive Ed Day’s interim appointment to the postition of Chair of the Human Rights Department, was recently rejected as the department’s permanent leader by Democrats on the County Legislature. Signs of trouble between Dr. Jennings and legislators first appeared in July. Dr. Jennings, who earned her associate’s […]
Legislation Allows for the Creation and Operation of Custom Production Centers PRESS RELEASE – Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law this week that allows for the creation and operation of custom beer, wine, and cider production centers that will rent space and equipment to those looking to produce beer, wine, or cider for home […]
Records of more than $2 billion in discretionary state government grants, doling out taxpayer dollars to more than 4,000 projects sponsored by local governments, schools, private businesses and non-profit groups across New York, were added today to the expansive online pork-barrel spending database at SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. The grants, funneled through the […]
BY KERRY LEAR America sent a message when they elected Donald Trump as their next president. Evidently, the American public wants change and isn’t happy with the state of the government. Trump is expected to be the ultimate change agent, so let’s go over the policies he plans to eliminate or modify in his first […]
BY DAVID P. GOLDMAN Originally published by PJ Media All the existential rage of the defeated and humiliated elites is now focused against Steve Bannon — the architect of Trump’s victory, the media genius who won the battle with less than a fifth of the financial resources at Hillary Clinton’s disposal. I know Steve Bannon, and […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY TIMES STAFF EDITORIAL New York businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump has shocked the world and maybe even himself, winning the 2016 presidential election Tuesday night. After a long, contentious race, Trump changed his tone in victory from rhetorical bomb thrower to peacemaker, telling the country that he intends to be the president […]