“Governor Cuomo’s State of the State speech was short on specifics for public education. We anticipate the upcoming legislative session will be dominated by discussions about state budget deficits and tax restructuring. Worth noting is that the governor never mentioned budget cuts. A few of the education items the governor did propose — such as […]
BY KATHY KAHN The Mid-Hudson got some early Christmas presents in the final round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Councils when announced earlier this month. The Mid-Hudson’s Economic Council is comprised of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester counties. In the fourth and final round of winning applications, Rockland garnered a total […]
BY E.J. McMAHON Founder and research director, Empire Center You don’t have to be a fan of the federal tax deal to realize its impact on states like New York has been misrepresented by most of its leading political critics. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for example, last week claimed the bill “raises middle-class taxes.” Wrong. Even […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH Every November, voters in Rockland County head to the ballot box to vote on Election Day. Most of the elections include races for various levels of judges on the county level. But does the public really get what they voted for? There are currently three different courts that voters elect judges for […]
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday morning, December 26 the five town supervisors and supervisor-elects of Rockland County, Supervisor Howard T. Phillips of Haverstraw, Jr., Supervisor George Hoehmann of Clarkstown, Supervisor Jim Monaghan of Stony Point, Supervisor-Elect Chris Day of Orangetown, Supervisor-Elect Michael Specht with Rockland County Executive Ed Day held a telephone conference call along with the […]
Press Release from Office of Senator David Carlucci Senator Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) has introduced a bill (S6502) that will allow property taxes that are no longer deductible from federal income taxes (because of the $10,000 cap) to be deducted from state personal income taxes. This will allow taxpayers in New York to continue to take the […]