Senator Bill Larkin (R-C, Cornwall-on-Hudson) announced that the New York State Senate has unanimously passed legislation (S3992) which would allow towns with a population of more than 25,000 to set speed limits on their own roads and highways. “Municipalities know their roads best and are in the best position to determine if speed limits need […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – Faced with similar challenges, Rockland County Executive Ed Day joined Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell for a panel discussion on ways to address their counties’ difficultes and inprove the economic outlook for the Lower Hudson Valley. The panel, held at the Crowne Plaza […]
BY BEN WHITE AND MAGGIE HABERMAN POLITICO NEW YORK — The biggest parlor game on Wall Street and in corporate boardrooms these days is guessing whether former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will run for president and save the GOP’s old establishment base from its rising populist wing. The second most popular game is guessing what happens if Jeb says […]
NYGOP RELEASE Chair Ed Cox released the following statement Monday morning: “When Andrew Cuomo channeled Louis IX and said, ‘I am the government,’ New York laughed; when, with a voice dripping with disdain, he said that certain conservatives ‘have no place in the State of New York,’ New York disavowed his words. “But the allegation by a respected […]
RCT Cartoonist Ed Chorba breaks out the boxing gloves — looks to KO Governor Cuomo. (click image to enlarge)
Full Text of Legislator Cornell’s Testimony Follows By Harriet Cornell, chair, Environmental Committee, Rockland County Legislature Thank you once again for the opportunity to offer testimony to the Public Service Commission. Over the past nine years, I have been able to voice my thoughts, both formally and informally, in a variety of venues with regard to […]