A group called Women for Westchester has formed to advocate passage of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda and to continue from there working on future legislation. “Women for Westchester (W4W) is an alliance of our county’s residents committed to advancing legislative bills, social policy, and actions that enable women to participate more fully...
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The decision this week in the case challenging the membership of the Westchester Board of Acquisition and Contract raises the question of whether the contract approval process at the county level generally needs reform. The law that was the subject of the challenge, which replaced the public works commissioner with the budget director on...
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In a preview of the fourth quarter report from Westchester County to the housing monitor overseeing the 2009 fair housing settlement, Planning Department Deputy Commissioner Norma Drummond said today that the broad marketing of the units has succeeded in bringing in a diverse pool of applicants and a diverse, though slightly less so, group...
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As the Westchester Board of Legislators comes closer to a vote on the final budget Friday at 1:30 p.m., the Democrats have put forward a proposal that balances the $1.7 billion budget by cutting 57 jobs they consider political appointees of Republican County Executive Rob Astorino. “The Democratic caucus very clearly decided it was...
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The appellate division, second department of New York Supreme Court has denied an injunction that would have stopped an increase in child care costs to parents who participate in Westchester County’s subsidized day care programs and has removed a restraining order that had temporarily halted the increase, said Ned McCormack, a spokesman for County...
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As the county waits for a final court decision on legislation preventing discrimination against renters based on the source of their income, the Westchester Board of Legislators passed a resolution Monday night asking County Executive Rob Astorino to send down legislation he supports for the board to work on.
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Westchester Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins said late Monday he will appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging an increase in the cost to parents of the county’s subsidized child care programs. The dismissal decision came down Monday. Click here for the story and read on for Jenkins’ statement: Judge Neary’s decision will...
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Capitol Words is a neat little tool that may provide a window into the soul of your Congressman.
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A study commissioned by the NRC and Riverkeeper says that Indian Point could be replaced within the next 10 years without much cost, mostly through energy efficiency measures and renewable power sources.
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