President Obama releasing five Taliban detainees from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without notifying Congress has congressional Republicans arguing the president took the first step in his larger plan to side-step Capitol Hill to close the facility. South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham is among those most critical of Obama and is trying to […]
COMMENTARY BY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE CHRIS DAY (R) We should permit medical marijuana & the Feds must recognize state laws that legalize it entirely With votes in both Albany and Washington on the subject of medical marijuana, and legalization or decriminalization laws passed in several states, this issue deserves our full attention. Federal powers are immense, […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day It’s no secret. Rockland County is on financial life support. This has been a disturbing fact for some time. Our current budget deficit surpassing $140 million dollars is a result of years of gross mismanagement and unfunded state mandates. My campaign for County Executive included a detailed plan to […]
By Gary Langer Barack Obama’s approval rating on handling international affairs has dropped under water for the first time in his presidency in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, a further challenge as he seeks to regain his footing in his second term. The shift is a blow particularly since it directly follows an attempt by […]
Sources within the Rockland County Democratic Committee have told the Rockland County Times that the party is seeking a primary candidate to challenge incumbent Democrat State Senator David Carlucci. A source said that Democrats are in a serious conversation with a “heavy hitter” with “substantial credentials,” as well as one other possible choice. No decisions […]
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN | AP ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two years after a 33-year-old mentally disabled man died at a state institution in Queens, and one year after his sister filed a lawsuit accusing the staff of killing him, New York officials have sent her an $11.67 million bill. The claim against Rasheen Rose’s estate […]