Suffern mayor and 2013 county executive candidate Dagan Lacorte bashes Democratic competitor Leg. Ilan Schoenberger for his stance on gun control, as well as GOP competitor Leg. Ed Day, offers his support of Governor Cuomo’s NY SAFE Act, and boasts of being only county executive candidate not to own a gun Suffern Mayor Dagan Lacorte […]
State Senator David Carlucci met with mental health advocates, doctors, and patients on February 21, joining them in a call to restore Medicaid’s “Prescriber Prevails” program for state drug plans and especially for atypical antipsychotics. The Prescriber Prevails program gives doctors the final authority on which medications will best assist their patients. This changed in […]
Incumbent Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (R) has called out self-identified Tea Party challenger Kurt Colucci for his father’s provocative political postings on Facebook, which include calling Governor Andrew Cuomo “Governor Homo” and posting pictures of Nazi rallies meant to represent Cuomo’s political base. Astorino said, “Serious candidates for public office must reject the politics […]
As deadline approaches Cuomo extends transitional sheltering program for two weeks Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on February 21 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which allows eligible survivors from Hurricane Sandy who […]
New York already has one of the highest abortion rates in America, but some politicians and special interest groups wish to make the controversial procedure even more routine and accessible. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will discuss Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plans to expand abortion in New York State on Mr. Huckabee’s national radio program today, Friday, […]
PRESS RELEASE Congresswoman Nita Lowey announced nearly $78, 000 in new federal funding for Rockland Community College which she’s procured. The funds will support continued operation of a volunteer program for local seniors which provided 90,000 of volunteer hours of service to Rockland County in 2012. Lowey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, announced […]