In this episode of the Paladino letters, Carl excoriates “RINO” Republican State Senator Mike Ranzenhofer VS. “Life in the Big City” To: Mike Ranzenhofer, Buffalo lawyer and GOP state senator From: Carl Paladino, Buffalo businessman and 2010 GOP gubernatorial candidate Date: March 14, 2013 Mike, It’s […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI With residents and agencies now fearing the potential fallout over possible budget cuts to our most vulnerable populations, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) today announced a grassroots call to action to convince Governor Cuomo to join with state legislators in fully restoring the proposed 6% cuts to the Office for […]
Dear Readers, Each month this column will provide you with interesting information that can include human interest stories, historical events and perspectives, happenings in the County or controversial pondering. Either I or my colleagues will author the monthly pieces and you can in turn respond with your own comments, if you choose. The first column […]
NYSAC says new budget offers more local fiscal relief PRESS RELEASE FROM NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES State legislative leaders this week advanced budget priorities that will help local governments as they work to protect community-based programs and services and stabilize property taxes. County leaders representing New York’s 62 regional governments today applaud State […]
Rockland’s most powerful felon—the man who brokered the pardon of the New Square Four—is making his presence felt more and more (and more) BY DYLAN SKRILOFF A decade after doing time in federal prison on corruption charges, nobody can deny former Rockland County Democratic Chairman Paul Adler is all-the-way back. While he never completely lost […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The New York State Assembly passed a two year extension to an already existing moratorium on hydraulic fracturing on March 7, a move which has elicited strong feelings on both sides of the divisive debate and throws the fate of the practice into question. The measure aims to prevent the extraction of […]