Good morning. Here’s a glance at today’s opinion offerings: Rockland budget: Editorial We comment on the Rockland County Legislature’s Wednesday adoption of a 2012 budget that, among other things, hikes taxes 30 percent. We write: The Rockland County Legislature has approved a $701.8 million 2012 budget that is almost a… Read More →
Here’s a look at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Rockland County budget: Editorial We comment on the 2012 budget proposal advanced Tuesday by Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. The proposal would, among other things, defund the county’s nursing home and hospital complex, lay off as many… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published in The Journal News over the weekend and today: Saturday, July 30 Norway attacks: Commentary Tim Rutten, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, assesses connections between literature consumed by Timothy McVeigh, architect of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and… Read More →
Good Thursday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published today in The Journal News: Mandate relief: Editorial We comment on news that Moody’s, the credit-rating agency, reported this week that Rockland County could suffer significantly because of the state’s new 2-percent property-tax cap. The time for mandate relief is… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content that published in The Journal News this past weekend: Saturday, June 25 Rockland flooding: Editorial We comment on the flooding that swamped large swaths of the Lower Hudson Valley on Saturday. We write: … We’ve known for a decade or more… Read More →
Good Wednesday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published in The Journal News today: Mandate relief: Commentary Bruce Levine of Montebello, a Democrat and former chairman of the Rockland County Legislature, comments on recent calls from county leaders who say that any property-tax cap enacted by the state Legislature… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a digest of opinion content published in the weekend editions of The Journal News: Saturday, May 7 Working moms: Commentary Elizabeth Gorman, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, and Sarah Mosseri, a sociology doctoral candidate there, offer a commentary on the state… Read More →
The Editorial Board hosted Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and Putnam County Executive Paul Eldridge for an Editorial Spotlight conversation on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed two-percent cap on property taxes and the need for mandate relief. Eldridge participated remotely via CoverItLive. Reporter Gerald McKinstry… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef will join the Editorial Board at 1 p.m. to discuss the proposed property tax cap, unfunded mandates and the fiscal challenges faced by counties. Putnam County Executive Paul Eldridge will join the discussion via our CoverItLive blogging feature…. Read More →
The Editorial Board will host two Editorial Spotlight interviews this week: • At 1 p.m. Wednesday, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef discuss the proposed property tax cap, unfunded mandates and the fiscal challenges faced by counties. Putnam County Executive Paul Eldridge will join… Read More →