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…
Category: Politics
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…
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JAMES SKOUFIS
Radium water as energy drinks, cigarettes as a cure for asthma, asbestos as a fireproofing agent—there are many relics of the early 20th century weRead More…
Restaurants Push to Make Drinks “To-Go” Law Permanent
During the height of the pandemic, then-Governor Andrew Cuomo allowed restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages “to-go.” In 2022, a temporary law Read More…
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JAMES SKOUFIS
It’s the people of Orange County who make our communities great. Our teachers and nurses, our firefighters and police officers. From first responderRead More…
NON-CITIZENS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE
A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) The past week saw the Assembly not in session, affording me the opportunity to eRead More…