PRESS RELEASE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN SKOUFIS Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that the Assembly and Senate both passed legislation he authored to provide mandate relief to taxpayers by streamlining local assessor and tax collector offices. “This measure, which I’ve spent four legislative sessions working to pass, will provide much-needed mandate relief to our communities,” Skoufis said. […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SEN. LARKIN Senator Bill Larkin (R-C-I, 39th District) passed legislation that would permit union free and central school districts to establish school election wards. This legislation will restrict the election of candidates to the board of education to the particular election district where those candidates and the voters for that district reside. “This […]
BY JOEL GROSSBARTH The last forty-eight hours have been interesting, to say the least, in Ramapo politics. Since former supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence’s conviction on federal securities fraud charges last month forced his resignation, Deputy Supervisor Yitzchok Ullman has been serving as interim supervisor. In a hastily called special meeting on Monday night, the […]
BY ASSEMBLYMAN KIERAN LALOR (R-Fishkill, 105th Assembly District) The flag of our country is a symbol of freedom, democracy and hope. But I think the flag also has real tangible power. Let me give you a couple of examples of what I mean. Look back on the battle for Iwo Jima in the Pacific during […]
Site Significant crisis in attracting and retaining a qualified direct care workforce JAFFEE PRESS RELEASE Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern), Chair of the Assembly Children and Families Committee, on Tuesday held a press conference urging the governor and the Division of Budget to support children, youth, the direct care workforce, and voluntary not-for-profit agencies that care […]
PRESS RELEASE– Rockland will hold the third and final public hearing on the County-wide Shared Services Initiative at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 15 at Dominican College. The state initiative calls upon the County Executive to come up with a plan to save property tax dollars by having municipalities and taxing districts share and centralize services. “The idea is […]