There’s only one person in Rockland County who might be president of the United States someday, and he’s running for Congress in next week’s election against longtime incumbent Nita Lowey. Why not vote for him? Chris Day is his name. At 29-years-old Day displays leadership qualities and astuteness most will not develop in their lifetime. […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day On Tuesday, voters will get the chance to reform Rockland County’s 30-year-old charter. The current document, which acts as a blueprint for Rockland’s system of government, was adopted in 1984 and was originally designed to diffuse power among the County Executive and the Legislature. Most of us in County […]
State tax collections of $34.2 billion through the first half of the fiscal year were nearly $610 million higher than projected and the state collected nearly $3.5 billion from financial settlements through September, according to the state monthly cash report and a mid-year report on revenue trends, released this week by New York State Comptroller […]
The National Rifle Association has announced their endorsement of Karl A. Brabenec in the 98th Assembly District, In addition, he received an “A” rating due to his support of preserving 2nd amendment rights. “I have always been a strong advocate for the second amendment and was the first supervisor in the state to come out […]
COLUMN BY RYAN KARBEN Seething suburban voters are threatening the re-election prospects of longtime Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) and markedly constraining the margin of victory for Governor Andrew Cuomo. The vaunted Democratic get-out-the-vote operation will likely carry the day in the end, but it is battling some of the most pissed off people in […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day As I said during my Inaugural Address on New Year’s Day, reinventing Rockland County demands that we break the bad habits of the past and embrace opportunities for our future. This government has spent far more than it receives for too long. A $138 million dollar deficit and serious […]