Lawmaker and sheriff support three strikes and you’re out law for repeat DUI offenders PRESS RELEASE FROM SEN. CARLUCCI’S OFFICE NEW CITY- Under current law the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles may restore driving privileges after five years, no matter how many DUIs (Driving Under the Influence) a driver receives. Senator Carlucci joined […]
To the Editor, Did you know that less than half of parents ever discuss gambling issues with their children and that only 13 percent of parents believe that their child actually gambles for money (Decode, 2009)? In reality, research shows that approximately 68% of youth between the ages of 14 and 21 reported having gambled […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby promises to be one of the most controversial rulings of 2014. It is almost natural to ask where the law will develop from this contentious flashpoint and how far the court is willing to go to protect religious freedom. First, an understanding of the ruling […]
Official NY GOP statement ALBANY… NYGOP Chair Ed Cox today released the following memo regarding the federal indictment of State Senator Tom Libous. “Allegations too thin, press releases too thick, timing too political for indictment to be credible” Allegations too thin This highly unusual, three-page, one-count indictment stems from an unrecorded conversation of an unannounced […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature held a public hearing and vote on the Rockland County Charter on July 2, approving a number of changes to improve the budget process, transparency, fiscal oversight, checks and balances and gender neutral language. However, changes to allow term limits, which have seen support from […]
Double-dipping Long Island retirees illegally pocketed $465,647 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice this week announced the guilty plea of retired Suffolk County Police Detective Sergeant Terrance Hoffman for taking $465,647 in illegal pension payments from the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. […]