School Officials and Lawmakers Call for School Tax Reform

School Officials and Lawmakers Call for School Tax Reform

Taxpayers are being charged an added fee due to poorly designed tax code PRESS RELEASE – Senator David Carlucci and Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee were joined Tuesday by school administrators and advocates to demand that Governor Cuomo act on legislation that will improve the tax system in New York State. The proposal, sponsored by Senator Carlucci […]

Legislature Weighs In On Proposed Hudson River Anchorages

PRESS RELEASE The U.S. Coast Guard plan to allow new Hudson River commercial anchorage areas between Yonkers and Kingston, including Tomkins Cove, disregards the decades-long battle to restore the historic river and transform it from a backdoor to the front door of numerous communities, say three Rockland County legislators. The issue will be the focus […]

Reclaim New York Launches First Statewide Database of Local Government Spending, 
New Transparency Standards

RECLAIM NEW YORK PRESS RELEASE With the latest public corruption scandals dominating headlines, and State government’s repeated failure to implement serious ethics reform, today, Reclaim New York was joined by transparency leaders, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, and Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, to launch new tools to empower New Yorkers to hold government accountable. Reclaim’s statewide […]