ROCKLAND/WESTCHESTER: During a special session just before the holiday weekend, the Senate passed legislation in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s NYSRPA v. Bruen decision. Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick said, “In response to last week’s ruling by activist Supreme Court Justices to invalidate New York’s 100-year-old gun law … [Read more...] about Reichlin-Melnick, Senate Majority Take Action to Address Supreme Court Ruling Invalidating New York’s Concealed Carry Law
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An important message from the New York State Department of Health:
Monkeypox Community Outreach As you are aware monkeypox is spreading in New York State, and cases of monkeypox are presenting in ways not typically seen in past outbreaks. Currently, while monkeypox can affect anyone, it is spreading through skin-to-skin contact (often through sexual contact) primarily among people who self-identify as men who have sex with men (MSM). We … [Read more...] about An important message from the New York State Department of Health:
NYS Equality Amendment Passage: Statement from Reichlin-Melnick
Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick stated, "I'm excited and proud to have voted to pass the NYS Equality Amendment today. In the wake of an unprecedented decision by activist Supreme Court Justices to remove women's constitutional right to control their own bodies, today the New York Senate has taken action to amend our constitution to protect the rights of all New Yorkers to be … [Read more...] about NYS Equality Amendment Passage: Statement from Reichlin-Melnick
Attention Rockland County Small Businesses!
$250 Million COVID-19 Capital CostsTax Credit Program Announced Earlier this week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the initial intake tool to help small businesses determine their eligibility for the new COVID-19 Capital Costs Tax Credit Program. This $250 million program will provide up to $25,000 in tax credits to small businesses that made investments to … [Read more...] about Attention Rockland County Small Businesses!
Skoufis Reacts to SCOTUS Taking Up Percoco & ‘Buffalo Billion’ Cases
“The same Joe Percoco that accepted dirty money to get his wife a cushy job, took back-room bribes to secure deals for his developer buddies, bullied and harassed his way through Albany for decades, led scorched-earth campaigns against Cuomo opponents, and weaseled his way out of lockup two years early is now looking to the U.S. Supreme Court for help. “The Hudson Valley … [Read more...] about Skoufis Reacts to SCOTUS Taking Up Percoco & ‘Buffalo Billion’ Cases