According to a NY Post report, the president of the NY chapter of the National Organization for Women, Zenaida Mendez, said she believes Sheldon Silver, NYS speaker of the Assembly, should resign over his handling of the Vito Lopez sex harassment case. Silver paid just over $100,000 in state money to complainants against Lopez whom he hoped would remain […]
What: Ilan Schoenberger will be officially kicking off his grassroots campaign this Sunday. Over 50 supporters will gather along with press and voters to hear a speech from Ilan. Two significant endorsers will also be in attendance to officially announce their support for Ilan. When: THIS Sunday June 9, 4 p.m. Where: Friends of Ilan Schoenberger HQ, `29 […]
Governor says bill merely codifies Roe v. Wade BY MICHAEL RICONDA The New York State Legislature is currently considering the Reproductive Health Act (S-348), which Democrats say would bring New York up to current federal reproductive health standards, but has also raised red flags in the minds of many Republcans and anti-abortion activists for ambiguities […]
Press release from Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) announced last week that a bill he co-sponsored, which requires testing of newborns for critical congenital heart defects through pulse oximetry screening (A.2316-B), passed the Assembly. “These screenings are low-cost, non-invasive, painless, and take only one minute to perform. We have the technology to […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The County Legislature recently re-awarded a much-contested $70 million bus contract to Brega Transportation Corp., but questions remain from critics as to whether the company can handle a contract of this size. In an interview with the Rockland County Times, an anonymous source close to the situation claimed the […]