Over 400,000 New Yorkers with disabilities now eligible for tax-exempt savings accounts PRESS RELEASE Senator David Carlucci announced that the New York Achieving a better Life Experience (ABLE) Act has been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. This new law will provide New Yorkers with a disability the opportunity to create a tax-exempt savings account […]
Thirty Republican and Conservative Party elected officials and office holders in New York on Thursday endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. The endorsements from members of the state Senate, Assembly and county leaders was announced by Rubio’s New York campaign chairwoman, Staten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis. “We are excited to announce this list of […]
A statement from Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) “I am pleased to see that Gov. Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force is moving further and further away from the originally implemented Common Core Standards. I have worked tirelessly in the legislature to advocate on behalf of parents, teachers and students who have been unfairly alienated in the […]
“A second jury has now convicted a second legislative leader. Albany is out of second chances. “Over the past months, Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver have not been the only ones facing judgment. Albany’s dysfunctional system was also put on trial, and the public saw an institution in which too few have […]
The Rockland County Legislature has appointed Ileana Eckert of Garnerville to the Rockland Community College Board of Trustees. The North Rockland Central School District Superintendent will now bring her expertise to a new kind of classroom – and she says she’s eager for the challenges. “It’s a pleasure for me to be approached and accepted […]
Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) has announced legislation that would require a warning label be attached to any holiday decorations containing lead sold or delivered for sale in New York. Carlucci cited a recent study that found 85 percent of artificial Christmas trees made in China sold in the United States tested positive for PVC (polyvinyl […]