PRESS RELEASE FROM GOVERNOR CUOMO Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday said that employers will see $1.2 billion in savings as a result of reforms to the state’s Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance systems that were included in the recently passed state budget. “For too many years, businesses in New York struggled under the burdensome […]
Presented by Christopher J. Carey March 19, 2013 County Executive, Madam Chair, Fellow Legislators, Ladies & Gentlemen: I am honored to stand before you tonight, and consider it a privilege, to deliver the Legislative Minority Address on behalf of my colleagues on the lower tier. I appreciate the trust and confidence the minority members have […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL After the recent FBI investigation and arrest of Joseph J. Savino, Clarkstown residents have expressed many concerns to the town board. Although many questions came after the arrest, residents remind the town board of all those questions that came over a year ago. “I and other residents on several members of […]
Expanding background checks at gun shows will not prevent the next shooting, will not solve violent crime and will not keep our kids safe in schools. While the overwhelming rejection of President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg’s “universal” background check agenda is a positive development, we have a broken mental health system that is not going […]
Lalor: Pay-to-Play the Cuomo Way LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Fishkill, NY: Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) on Monday criticized Gov. Cuomo’s acceptance of over $50,000 in campaign contributions from NBC Universal and its parent company Comcast, while handing out $10 million in new tax breaks to NBC shows so far. Lalor is calling on […]
EJ McMahon, director of the Manhattan Institute, and noted columnist in many major newspapers, will be the guest speaker at next month’s meeting of the Clarkstown Taxpayers group. The Taxpayers will be handing out a copy of the town’s overtime report. so residents can learn which town employees make over $30,000 in overtime. The meeting […]