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Area State Lawmakers React to Governor’s State-of-the-State Address

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New York’s governor announced plans yesterday in her first State of the State address to invest $10 billion in health care and its workforce, replace the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics agency with a new, independent agency, and support teachers and rebuild the state’s school system. Governor Kathy Hochul launched measures to combat gun violence and illegal firearms, and pledged $100 million in tax relief for small businesses…

Hochul also announced a proposal limiting top elected officials to a maximum of two consecutive terms. Stony Point Assemblyman Colin Schmitt likes the idea…

North Rockland State senator James Skoufis says he liked a lot of what he heard, but that doesn’t mean he’s giving the governor a blank check……

Rockland Assemblyman Mike Lawler said the part the governor left out, was how all of what he called her “socialist policies” would get paid for…

Hochul is expected to release her budget proposal later this month. Lawmakers have until April 1st to pass the state budget.

State Assembly Speaker Contracts COVID, Numbers all up in Rockland

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State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie didn’t attend yesterday’s State of the State address, as he’s quarantining in his Albany home after testing positive for COVID-19. He says he is symptom-free and urged unvaccinated New Yorkers to get the shot.

The county’s COVID-19 death count since Monday is up four to 1,024. The number of active COVID cases has ballooned from 8,645 to 14,175, and the number of residents in the hospital with confirmed cases of coronavirus is up from 77 to 124, a jump of 47.

LGBTQ Display Damaged at Pearl River High School

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Once again, an LGBTQ display at Pearl River High School has been damaged. According to the Journal News, the most recent act was discovered the day school resumed following the holiday break and took place in a teacher’s classroom. Orangetown police were notified of the incident. This was the third time something similar has happened recently at Pearl River High School. A bulletin board for the “Gay Straight Trans Alliance” was vandalized twice in September.

Clarkstown’s First Female Town Justice Sworn In

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Clarkstown history made Tuesday when former town attorney Leslie Kahn became the first woman elected as a Clarkstown justice. Elected in November, Kahn said she’s had this goal for a long time…

Justice Kahn was sworn in by long-time Clarkstown Town Justice Craig Johns who retired at the end of December after 28 years on the bench.

Rockland to Embark on Business Education Efforts over Governor’s Indoor Mask Mandate

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Rockland’s County Executive is expecting to use a million dollars in state grant money to beef up the health department’s education outreach to local businesses on the state’s recent COVID indoor mask mandate. Area media have been reporting the county is going to increase enforcement of the mask mandate, but County Executive Ed Day called “The Morning Show” yesterday to say the health department won’t be moving away from the vaccination effort to start handing out fines for mask infractions…

Day encourages people to voluntarily wear masks to be better protected against COVID. The state’s indoor mask mandate is expected to run to at least February first.