BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The Rockland County Legislature approved its share of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreement for Bloomberg’s new data center in Orangeburg, upholding its end of a bargain which will bring dozens of new jobs into the county. The county’s end of the agreement guarantees a multi-million county […]
April 1, 2014 Good Evening, Chairman Wolfe; Fellow Legislators; Ladies & Gentlemen: Once again, I am humbled to stand before you, to deliver the Legislative Minority Address on behalf of my colleagues on the lower tier. Since my first address just over one year ago, many changes have taken place. The voters & taxpayers elected […]
“A state budget that raises spending by a nickel is a failed opportunity. New York is systematically dying because of over taxing and overspending, and, here again, we are adding to a taxpayer burden which is already the highest in the nation. Governor Cuomo and I have a fundamentally different view of where New York […]
The 2014 New York Republican State Convention, at which Republican State Committee members will nominate candidates for statewide office, will take place May 14 and 15 at the Westchester Hilton in Rye Brook, New York. A special Convention Dinner featuring Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania will be held the evening of May 14.
George Ballane of New City has announced that he will run for Clarkstown School Board. Currently Ballane is the director of Technology at a high school in New Jersey. He claims to have a range of experiences in education including leading strategic plans that have enabled schools to enhance their quality of education, facilities, and technology, […]
STATEMENT FROM BRIAN KOLB (R), ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER “The final 2014-15 result: mixed emotions and missed opportunities. We could have done better. The $137.9 billion spending plan does contain positive programs that will benefit New Yorkers. But despite the chance to make important changes in several areas, many items fell short of expectations or were […]