“That’s politics, that’s politics, it’s all about how much. Not about whether or will, it’s about how much, and that’s our politicians in New York, they’re all like that, all like that. “And they get like that because of the drive that the money does for everything else. You can’t do anything without the f**king money. “Money is what […]
Several Rockland County and New York City-based lawmakers were arrested by federal authorities on corruption charges today. Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin (D) and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret (D) were among those arrested. The Spring Valley pair are being hit with charges for allegedly taking bribes on sales of village property and asking for a […]
By Anthony Melé, RCT Contributor Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have told President Obama by phone that a political settlement must be reached in Syria. In diplomatic language that means the current military policy that the Obama Administration continues to push is unachievable. Moscow News reports; Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM LEG. ILAN SCHOENBERGER A resolution sponsored by Rockland County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger will call upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expedite the release of Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFEs) for Rockland County that will provide up-to-date information that Rockland property owners and municipalities can utilize to support and formulate reconstruction plans and efforts in light […]
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb’s (R,C,I-Canandaigua) Comments on Final 2013-14 State Budget: I think the best way to summarize the proposed 2013-14 Budget is, it is a budget that contains on-target choices for New Yorkers across the state including increases to education which will help our community colleges for example. Certainly there are off-target choices that were negotiated […]
Statement on Operations and Capital Projects Budget Bills from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) State Operations Budget Bill Health Exchanges The billÂ’s New York Health Insurance Exchange will cost taxpayers $190 million to voluntarily comply with ObamaCare. WeÂ’re not going to cut healthcare costs with that kind of bloated bureaucracy. It is a DMV […]