Outreach Launched With Assembly Members As State Legislature Vote Needed The Rockland County Legislature has unanimously approved a resolution that asks the state to repeal a sales tax requirement that penalizes Rockland residents who make purchases out-of-county and out-of-state. Legislator Charles Falciglia, the main sponsor of the resolution, said the tax requirement just goes too […]
Over 75 current and former elected officials, candidates, party and community leaders, labor organizations, and progressive groups have now endorsed Elijah Reichlin-Melnick for New York State Senate in District 38. The over 75 endorsements are more than any candidate in the State Senate race, and even more than any candidate running for congress in the […]
Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) and the State Senate passed dozens of bills this week that address a number of issues New Yorkers are facing due to the ongoing pandemic and recovery. The State Legislature returned to Albany this week for a socially-distant session and passed bills focusing on issues ranging from education needs and […]
By Joel Grossbarth A federal judge has reversed a jury verdict in favor of Rockland County in a suit brought by 16 Rockland County probation officers. Judge Kathryn H. Vratil granted the probation officers post-trial request for judgment notwithstanding the jury verdict in favor of Rockland County. The lawsuit alleged that Kathleen Tower-Bernstein, Rockland County’s […]
“We have collectively, once again, borne witness to a heartbreaking event. As a 20-plus year member of law enforcement who has had command responsibility, I can find no rationale at all for the type of force that was used and for the length of time it was deployed. What happened in Minneapolis is far beyond […]
Senator David Carlucci’s (D-Rockland/Westchester) legislation (S.7996B) to safeguard school funding due to COVID-19 closures is expected to pass this week in the New York State Senate. Under current State law, if a school is not open 180 days, they are subject to lose State funding. The East Ramapo Central School District, New Rochelle City School District, and […]