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…
Category: Politics
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…
Deadline Nearing for Enhanced Senior STAR Tax Credit
The deadline for seniors in most municipalities to apply for greater property tax savings through the Enhanced STAR property tax exemption is March 1.Read More…
Fallen Firefighter’s Birthday Sparks Renewed Call for Bail Reform
For Jim Steinberg, passing “Billy’s Law” is personal, and on what would have been his son’s 40th birthday he and his family are renewing theirRead More…
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JAMES SKOUFIS
In the thick of budget season, I thought I’d take a moment to break down the process involved in its formation. Budget negotiations are scheduled onRead More…
PRESIDENT’S DAY AND THE LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP
A Column from the Desk of Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) Following the conclusion of the Revolutionary War in 1783, George Washington wasRead More…