BY SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND When I gave birth, I needed time. Time to recover. Time to learn how to nurse and care for my baby. But if you’re a working mom, then odds are you didn’t have that time. Instead, after a very short stay at home with your new baby, you probably had to […]
BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT At the urging of the Rockland County Times, Assemblypersons Ellen Jaffee and Ken Zebrowski delivered on their promise to send a joint letter to President Donald Trump, outlining their reasons for him to prioritize the funding of the massive Gateway Project as a means to greatly improving the economy of Rockland […]
STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN “President Trump does not have the legal authority to unilaterally transform state and local police officers into federal immigration enforcement agents. As the legal guidance issued by my office in January makes clear, state and local law enforcement agencies cannot be forced to participate in President […]
FROM EIR Now that Rep. Marcy Kaptur has reintroduced her Return to Prudent Banking Act into the Congress, a return to Glass-Steagall banking separation is back on the agenda. The number is HR 790, and it has been referred to the House Financial Services Committee. There are currently 32 sponsors. Activists have begun again to […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day I had the privilege last week of delivering my fourth State of the County Address. It was a pleasure to recount the promises I made and the promises I kept to you, the people who elected me. We have accomplished much, but, as I told the Legislature, we still […]
PRESS RELEASE– With STAR rebate checks officially five months late to many property taxpayers in the Hudson Valley, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) is continuing the push to reform the rebate check process. Senator George Latimer (D-Westchester) has added his name as a co-sponsor to Carlucci’s bill imposing penalties for late checks. Latimer’s co-sponsorship reiterates how […]