Bringing a personalized message to the residents of Putnam County, New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner addressed specific tenants of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2012 budget presentation at Mahopac Public Library this past Friday. Joan McDonald, along with nine other
Read MoreIn his second public appearance since he announced his candidacy back in September, 40th District challenger Justin Wagner descended upon Mount Kisco Public Library last Wednesday to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the state’s millionaire’s tax, which was set
Read MoreIn contrast to the cool, crisp air and the beautiful sunshine outside Mount Kisco Village Hall Monday, State Sen. Greg Ball delivered a heated speech on hydraulic fracturing, calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the state’s public hearing on
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo, surrounded by local state legislators, signs the tax cap bill into law in Pleasantville. After years of discussion, it took Gov. Andrew Cuomo six months in office to sign a property tax cap into law. Cuomo officially
Read MoreThe New York State Senate voted Friday night to legalize same-sex marriage and the governor swiftly signed the bill into law. New York is the sixth state in the nation — and the most populous — to legalize same-sex marriage.
Read MoreGovernor Andrew Cuomo’s first proposed budget contained a 2.7-percent reduction in spending for the 2011-12 fiscal year, including cuts to Medicaid and school aid. The area’s state representatives across the aisle supported Cuomo’s plans, calling the cuts necessary to keep
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo spelled out a blueprint to tackle New York’s “unsustainable” fiscal path Thursday morning at Manhattanville College calling for reductions in state aid to education and Medicaid and encouraging shared services and consolidation. In a reprise of his
Read MoreRepublican Senator Greg Ball has been appointed to sit on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission. The SAGE Commission was created by Cuomo through executive order last week. The stated goal of SAGE is to eliminate at
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