Republican leadership caught between a rock and a hard place on immigration

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Though Republicans will dominate Congress in 2015 and provide a significant counter to President Barack Obama during his last two years in the White House, they must still weather inter-party conflict before the end of the current legislative session and the beginning of GOP dominance. Republican Party leadership have indicated that though […]

The County Executive’s Corner: I Will Not Be Deterred

The County Executive’s Corner: I Will Not Be Deterred

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Since my first day in office, I’ve been working to return Rockland County to fiscal responsibility. Without decisive action, the County’s severe budget problems will persist, threatening economic recovery, job growth and our quality of life. The people elected me to fix our money problems. Unfortunately, it’s become clear […]

Democrats want to shrink deficit payments to $4M per year

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Democratic leadership in the County Legislature is hoping to reduce the annual payments on the county’s deficit to $4 million in order to fully restore proposed cuts to the Sheriff’s Dept. in County Executive Ed Day’s proposed budget, the Rockland County Times has learned. The original budget contained a $10 million payment […]

The County Executive’s Corner: Giving Thanks

The County Executive’s Corner:  Giving Thanks

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to gather together and express gratitude for all that we have been given, the freedoms we enjoy and the loved ones who enrich our lives each day. Nearly 400 years after the Pilgrims came to America in search of a better […]

Obama’s Executive Order on Immigration: What’s it all about?

BY ADAM LUCENTE Last week, President Obama announced several executive actions pertaining to illegal immigration. In short, the president granted several million people the ability to stay in the United States legally. While supporters argue that this move provides a partial solution to the issue in the face of Congressional failure to pass reform, others […]