An area state lawmaker is introducing legislation that would block the awarding of New York State contracts to any company conducting business in Russia. This comes in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick says the “Stop Russian Aggression Act” would also instruct the State Comptroller to divest state retirement system pension funds from any investment in companies that do business in Russia…
Earlier this week, New York governor Kathy Hochul said with New York having the largest population of Ukrainians in the United States, an attack on their country is an attack on all of us…
Rockland County Legislators voted unanimously last night to condemn Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.