FROM ASSEMBLYWOMAN ANNIE RABBITT Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt (R-Greenwood Lake) this past week blasted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for “extremely poor financial management” in the wake of a new audit conducted by the State Comptroller. It was revealed that the authority sat on $90 million in funds, failed to put together a financial plan, and […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee hearing a resolution introduced by Leg. Chair Harriet Cornell (D) urging the state and federal government to support numerous gun control and mental health provisions was passed unanimously. It will be discussed at the full Legislature on Tuesday. The most controversial points in Cornell’s resolution are support for […]
Law enforcement among those who seek to change Cuomo’s NY SAFE gun control law; County Legislature to vote on resolution soon Law enforcement associations have been out front blasting Governor Cuomo’s hastily passed NY SAFE Act that makes New York the […]
NYGOP Chairman Ed Cox has called on Governor Cuomo to launch a Moreland Act Commission to investigate “waste, fraud and abuse” in New York’s Medicaid system. Cox criticized Cuomo for firing a year ago what he deemed a “qualified Medicaid inspector general” who’d recouped over $1.5 billion in wasteful spending, and replacing him with a […]
New York State Senators and Assemblymembers will co-host a joint legislative budget hearing in Rockland County to discuss Governor Cuomo’s 2013-2014 Executive Budget. The event will take place this Thursday, February 14 from 3 – 6 p.m. at Valley Cottage Library, located at 110 Route 303. “This hearing will provide an opportunity for residents to […]
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 […]