Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced legislation Monday that would cap annual increases in local property taxes at no more than 2 percent annually, unless local residents vote to override the cap. Budget experts say that a tax cap will surely force big cuts by schools, because so much spending is mandated… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published in The Journal News on Saturday, Jan. 29, Sunday, Jan. 30 and today, Monday, Jan. 31: Saturday, Jan. 29 Egypt: Commentary Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin assesses the unrest in the Middle East and what it may mean for the development of a… Read More →
The Editorial Board will host two LIVE Editorial Spotlight interviews this week on LoHud.com: • At 1 p.m. Tuesday, candidates for the Westchester County Board of Legislators’ vacant 12th District seat discuss their candidacies and the issues. Democrat MaryJane Shimsky and Republican Nicholas DeCicco are seeking the office, vacant since… Read More →
IF you are looking for the upside to the winter weather, stop by Rockland Lake State Park this weekend for the Knickerbocker Ice Festival. I am no fan of the cold, but it’s really a fun time. Bundle up and venture out to Rockland Lake, off Route 9W in Valley… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a digest of opinion content published in The Journal News Thursday, Jan. 27 and today, Friday, Jan. 28: Thursday, Jan. 27 Fair housing study: Editorial We comment on a study released Tuesday by Westchester Residential Opportunities Inc., a White Plains-based non-profit, that found that racial discrimination is… Read More →
Good afternoon. All of us on the Editorial Board hope our readers are coping with the latest barrage of snow. As a result of the weather, we’ve postponed our Editorial Spotlight this afternoon. Our panel on child-abuse issues, which we assembled in the wake of the two recent killings of… Read More →
Good morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published in The Journal News today, Wednesday, Jan. 26: Food labels: Editorial We comment on news that the food industry this week unveiled new front-of-package labels that inform consumers of calories, saturated fat, total sugars and sodium. The new nutrition keys, we… Read More →
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Good morning. Here’s a look at opinion content published in The Journal News today, Tuesday, Jan. 25: Civil commitment: Editorial We comment on New York’s four-year-old civil commitment program, which monitors high-risk sex offenders and has its roots in a White Plains tragedy. The program has been the focus of… Read More →
Watch and participate in a live Editorial Spotlight panel discussion on child abuse prevention and prosecution 2 p.m. Thursday on LoHud.com. The discussion — watch it at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight — follows the recent beating deaths of two babies in separate communities; in both, prosecutors have charged the fathers with murder. Khalil… Read More →