Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-96), Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-97), and Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-99) invite the Rockland community to join them at a public meeting to gather input on the 2014-2015 executive budget. The meeting will take place Thursday, February 20 from 3-5 p.m. at the Finkelstein Memorial Library, 24 Chestnut Street […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA NEW CITY – The County Legislature joined the Town of Haverstraw and other jurisdictions and officially voted on Tuesday for a resolution approving a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement between NRG Bowline and various county, town and village entities in a deal to clarify ongoing tax confusions regarding the Haverstraw […]
FROM ASSEMBLYMAN KIERAN LALOR (R,C,I – Fishkill) Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I-Fishkill) has announced a counter proposal to Governor Cuomo’s plan to offer free college classes to prisoners. Lalor is calling on the state to cut per prisoner spending by 10 percent. Once those savings are reached, the state would offer student loans to prisoners, […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Pearl River – State Sen. David Carlucci met with local businesswomen Diane Banta and Phyllis Damiano to announce his support for a resolution banning the chemical azodicarbonamide from being used in food products. The chemical, which is commonly used in plastics, floor mats and shoe soles, is also a common additive in […]
The application process for the third class of the Empire State Fellows has begun. The program attracts exceptional and diverse talent from New York and around the country to serve in high-level positions in the administration. Since its inception in 2012, the two-year Program has begun preparing a new generation of policy-makers to help lead […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM NEW YORKERS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS Today, Sen. Lee Zeldin (R-C-I, Shirley) announced the introduction of legislation, S.6604, that would suspend the mandatory implementation of Common Core-related curricula and testing for a period of three years, and would authorize the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on 21st Century Testing and Curricula to […]
