The Board of Legislators began the 2022-2023 legislative term electing District 9 Legislator Catherine Borgia as chair, and District 6 Legislator Nancy Barr as vice chair, during a special meeting Monday night. Borgia is only the second woman to serve as chair, following the late Lois Bronz, who chaired the […]
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Latimer announces 2 to lead new research department
Westchester County Executive George Latimer has announced two new positions on his administration aimed to enhance the county’s efforts at the beginning of Latimer’s second term as county executive. “Westchester is a County with many different needs on many different policy fronts,” Latimer said. “As we turn our focus to […]
Hochul makes fake COVID vaxx cards a crime
On Dec. 22, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation by state Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and state Sen. Anna M. Kaplan into law that would explicitly make the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime. The new law takes effect at a critical moment in the state’s battle against coronavirus, as the […]
CDC: Spread of the Omicron variant not as bad as originally thought
The CDC now says the rapid spread of the Omicron variant is not as bad as they originally thought. According to federal health officials, Omicron is responsible for 58.6% of new cases nationwide last week. That’s down from the previous estimate of 73.2%. They say the reduction is based on […]
Paulin gun safety bill signed into law by Hochul
State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin held a press conference on Dec. 14 to discuss several stringent gun control bills she has authored, which she will seek to pass in the upcoming New York state legislative session. She also announced the enactment into law of her Red Flag Extreme Risk Protection legislation […]