Cuomo wields bat while Legislators given balls at signing BY KATHY KAHN Spring training has only just begun. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday thanked the New York State Legislature for approving the $138 billion 2013-2014 budget on time, one he said “passed with overwhelming margins, making it truly a collective, cooperative effort.” After state salaries, benefits […]
BY ROCKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED DAY As the effort to find a suitable buyer for the Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center forges ahead, I’ve been asked to remind county residents of the leading role played by the Local Development Corporation, or LDC, during this complex process. Under the previous administration, the county formed […]
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.