Legislative Column from Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R-Canandaigua) This week, Gov. Cuomo devoted a great deal of his State of the State address explaining how the newly-passed federal tax reform bill will hurt New York. If you look […]
Legislative Column from Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R-Canandaigua) Earlier this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo embarked on a self-congratulatory statewide tour in lieu of an earnest State of the State Address. At present, the Legislature has yet to be […]
Council Member Gibson Announces $21.9 Million In Funding for County District Attorneys by Koi Germany, Staff Writer On the sunny steps of the Bronx Court House Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson, joined by Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Richmond County […]
The funding will enable the Bronx District Attorney to assign a single assistant DA–to eliminate delays and backlogs in trial cases–at every stage.
CITY FACES LARGER PROJECTED BUDGET GAPS Need for larger budgetary cushion grows as continued economic recovery shows signs of potential slowdown (New York, NY) – An analysis released Tuesday by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer of the City’s […]
Leaders across NYC responded to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent State of the State Budget Address. Mayor Bill de Blasio: “I think the speech, today, certainly included a lot of progress on some important issues – a lot […]
From Capital’s Gloria Pazmino: Mayor de Blasio did not provide money to create the city’s first bail fund or to hire 1,000 additional police officers, as requested by the Council. Both proposals are key parts of Mark-Viverito’s approach to criminal […]
Fifth straight on-time budget achieved Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced an agreement on the 2015-16 State Budget. The Budget agreement includes landmark education reforms and investment, an ethics package with […]
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