Homecare & Healthcare Workers of 1199SEIU Press Release and Statement The homecare and healthcare workers of 1199SEIU, the healthcare union that has been helping to lead the Fight For $15, are celebrating the historic budget agreement that has put New York State on the path to a $15 minimum wage. Millions of hardworking New Yorkers […]
‘Secretive Deals And Special Interests Continue To Rule The Day In Albany’ “A $15/hour minimum wage proves that secretive deals and special interests continue to rule the day in Albany. The most shrouded budget negotiations in recent memory have produced a politically driven policy that will kill hundreds of thousands of jobs in New York […]
The County Executive’s Corner State budget: Not enough for Rockland This year’s state budget has some – but not enough – good news for Rockland. The $155 billion fiscal agreement lowers personal income tax rates, which keeps more money in the hands of people who earn it and helps our economy. And it finally ended […]
Saving Water To Save You Money By Legislator Harriet D. Cornell (D-West Nyack) Water is a precious resource, and each of us can ensure that Rockland continues to have an adequate supply of safe drinking water for years to come. Did you know that water conservation is always cheaper than any other solution—especially building new […]
“It’s appalling that Legislator Wieder selected one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar to distribute a press release that unjustly accuses County Executive Day of anti-Semitism. To be clear: content used in letters to State Senators John Flanagan and David Carlucci included language that was clearly attributed to Hank Greenberg, the East Ramapo […]