STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JAMES SKOUFIS
Almost immediately after assuming my role as Chair of the State Senate’s investigations committee, I worked to uncover the excessive spending habitsRead More…
Category: Politics
Congressman Pat Ryan Secures $1 Million for Rumshock Veterans Foundation to Tackle Veteran Homelessness in Orange County
PORT JERVIS, NY – Sunday, March 24th, Congressman Pat Ryan brought the Port Jervis community together at VFW Post 161 for a celebratory luncheon tRead More…
State Issues Waivers for Cannabis Growers After Blowing Rollout
The New York State Cannabis Control Board voted last week to waive licensing fees for two years for Adult-Use Conditional Cultivators. The state’s aRead More…
SERVING OUR VETERANS IN BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) The negotiation period for our state’s annual budget continues in Albany this Read More…
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JAMES SKOUFIS
The “hold harmless” provision has been in place for nearly two decades, and—put simply—is there to ensure that school districts do not see a dRead More…
Congressman Pat Ryan Demands a Vote to Provide Urgent Aid to Ukraine
Ryan calls on Republicans to join him in signing discharge petition on Senate-passed aid bill; if 5 Republicans join all Democrats, the bill would getRead More…
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JAMES SKOUFIS
It’s been a busy week in Albany. The Senate released its proposed budget, which I was glad to see included many provisions I worked to advance to suRead More…
PRIORITIZING OUR CHILDREN DURING BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) Albany’s budget negotiation season has begun, drawing hardworking representativeRead More…
State Makes Move to Address Volunteer Firefighter Shortage
The state’s first volunteer stipend program has been approved, making available $10 million to help offset the costs of training courses that volunteeRead More…
CARING FOR OUR ANIMAL COMPANIONS
A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) As Albany continues to highlight and focus on big-ticket items that affect the eRead More…