At the monthly meeting of the Orange County Democratic Committee, Krystal Serrano officially announced her candidacy for the 98th Assembly District seat vacated by Annie Rabbitt when she was inaugurated as Orange County clerk. Serrano has a background in economic development, job creation, and managed healthcare.
BY CHERYL SLAVIN Did the Department of Justice dictate last week that educators base discipline on racial quotas, as Foxnews and other outlets suggested, or didn’t they? As supporters of the controversial memo would have it, in an effort to reduce drop-out rates, recidivism and long-term legal problems experienced disproportionately by minority students nationwide, the […]
They’re mad as hell and they’re not going to take bloggers anymore! County GOP Chairman Vincent Reda, Legislator/Clarkstown Highway Dept. Assistant Frank Sparaco, Clarkstown Highways Superintendent Wayne Ballard and a local businessman are all suing “Mad Blogger” Michael Hull and former GOP candidate and Rockland Times columnist turned political blogger Anthony Mele, claiming the pair […]
GOVERNOR CUOMO’S BUDGET SPEECH: Thank you very much. Thank you all, thank you very much. Thank you all for being here today. First let me begin by thanking and acknowledging probably the hardest working man and most effective working man in state government, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy. Let’s give him a round of applause. We […]
Legislative Press Release from Assemblyman Kieran Lalor Fishkill, NY – (1/20/14) – Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I-Fishkill) is renewing his call for New York to end Governor Cuomo’s expensive and non-productive Hollywood tax credits. Lalor’s statement comes after reports revealed “The Wolf of Wall Street” received the most tax credits of any Academy Award nominee, […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA SUFFERN – In a bid to alleviate the high cost of being a parent in New York, state senators met with childcare advocates, union officials and other interested parties to propose a combined total of $182 million in restorations and expansions of childcare programs for the next state budget. The new proposal […]