Cuomo-appointed commission will develop legislation by end of year to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility FROM RAISE THE AGE ALBANY – Supporters of ‘Raise the Age NY,’ the statewide campaign pushing New York state to be “smart on crime” by raising the state’s minimum age of criminal responsibility, applauded Governor Cuomo’s announcement of the […]
FROM NYCF Albany, NY – Earlier this year, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) rejected New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms’ application to protect its large donors from public disclosure. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF), a statewide pro-life, pro-family organization that lobbies on behalf of the evangelical Christian community, had applied for an exemption […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The movement to abolish Governor Andrew Cuomo’s NY SAFE Act- the controversial gun control measure pushed through the Legislature last January, under emergency protocol and thus without normal debate-continues apace and figures to play a role in the upcoming gubernatorial election. Thousands of protesters showed up in downtown Albany on Tuesday, April […]
LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE New City (April 4, 2014) – Rockland County Legislator and Majority Leader Aron B. Wieder (Spring Valley – District 13) presented the annual Majority Address to the full legislature on Tuesday evening, April 1. His address touched on many issues facing the county, including financial and social challenges. Legislator Wieder praised his […]
By Michael Riconda Nanuet – Seniors statewide will have greater acccess to coverage through the enhanced Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) and School Tax Relief Program (STAR) thanks to various fixes to the newly-passed state budget. At a Senior Advisory Committee meeting at the Nanuet Public Library on April 4, State Sen. David Carlucci […]
Statement from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) “Yesterday, Governor Cuomo was bragging about the tough new ethics reform package in his budget. Today, disgraced former state senator and ex-con Nick Spano will host a fundraiser for Cuomo. This sets a new record for hypocrisy from the governor. We can’t clean up Albany when the governor […]