During its organizational meeting on January 4, 2024, the Rockland County Legislature seated seven newly elected members, including the first African American woman elected to the board. Here is what five of these new legislators had to say regarding their plans for their new positions in office: Beth Davidson (D-Nyack) It feels extremely humbling to […]
Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) announced that his bill (S.7538) to overhaul New York’s antiquated village incorporation laws was signed by the Governor, enacting critical updates to the 1800s-era statutes, protecting local and county taxpayers from reckless development, and defeating the proposed Hasidic Village of Seven Springs. When an annexation of land from the Town […]
A new activist group gathered in New City on Tuesday to demand the removal of Israeli flags from government buildings. Rockland for Ceasefire, an organization that recently coalesced “to demand an end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza,” originally called for the gathering in response to the arrest of a 15-year-old Palestinian-American boy who removed […]
One of the county’s major thruways will be receiving a face lift courtesy of the state government. The state has recently allocated $100 million in funding to support the renewal of roadways impacted by extreme weather. The funding supports repaving projects at 66 locations, totaling almost 568 lane miles of pavement, and complements a record […]
Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) recently joined his Hudson Valley colleagues Pat Ryan (NY-18) and Marc Molinaro (NY-19) on H.R. 6356, the Hudson River Protection Act. This bi-partisan bill will prevent the construction of additional anchorages north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The legislation became necessary after a recent Coast Guard information bulletin redefined the Port […]
New York state’s Fourth Judicial Department has reinstated a controversial policy that empowers the state government to lawfully order people to involuntarily isolate or quarantine in order to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases. Originally passed in February 2022, the dramatic expansion of the rights and abilities of the State Health Commissioner, collectively referred […]