Politics! A word you hear quite often: in every segment of life, work, school, and in the home. In fact, education probably has more politics than any level of government, and how many times does a decision of where to eat on Saturday night or what movie to attend come down to a family vote […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – In a productive night for county government, the Rockland Legislature approved a number of major resolutions including a request that the New York Legislature allow a bonding and refinancing of county debt and a new program to encourage voluntary resignations from county positions to save money. The request for […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – The Joint Legislative-Executive Task Force met on May 6 to review progress made on the 2013 budget during the first quarter of the year and emerging fiscal issues, but reported no major obstacles. The discussion, which is part of a larger program to keep a running dialogue between the […]
Lawmakers including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator David Carlucci are pushing for public financing of campaigns in New York State. Opponents of the plan like Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor call it “welfare for politicians.” This week Lalor blasted Silver’s bill, releasing the following statement. Statement on taxpayer-financed political campaigns from Assemblyman […]
Overtime Costs Represent 3.6 Percent of State Payroll in 2012 From Comptroller’s Office Overtime earnings at state agencies rose nearly 11 percent in 2012 to $529 million, escalating a trend that began in 2009, according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “State agencies spent nearly $52 million more on […]
Stony Point GOP ticket announced at Monday’s convention: Rockland County Times editor-in-chief and associate publisher Dylan Skriloff is candidate for town supervisor, GOP strategist, lawyer and Forbes Magazine columnist Thomas Basile & longtime town resident/retired NYPD Lieutenant Jim Monaghan are town council candidates The Stony Point GOP held their annual convention on Monday, announcing several candidates […]