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 […]
PRESS RELEASE- The Empire Center’s online “Explore Your State Budget” app has been updated to reflect data in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed Executive Budget for the 2018 fiscal year, which begins April 1. The database of New York state budget information, which is accessible through the Center’s SeeThroughNY website, includes actual results, estimates and projections […]
BY CAROL MCILMURRAY NEW CITY- Rockland County Executive Edwin J. Day stood before a crowd of over 100 persons-mostly supporters-as he delivered his annual State of the County address Tuesday evening in the Rockland Legislature’s Chamber. “We have been working for three years to transform this county from near bankruptcy with an unsustainable tax-and-spend cycle […]