Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend in The Journal News: Sundday, Dec. 18 Tappan Zee Bridge: Editorial We comment on news that a bipartisan coalition of Hudson Valley political leaders have called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to slow down planning for a new… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s fiscal 2012 budget proposal trims hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in spending, while eliminating county support for scores of popular endeavors, the gamut from festivals to nature programs. He discusses his plans in a LIVE Editorial Spotlight interview 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on LoHud.com…. Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Supercommittee failure: Editorial We comment on the failure of the bipartisan congressional supercommittee charged with sorting out a solution to reduce the federal deficit. The group, which included equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans, failed to… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a curated look at the weekend’s opinion conent: Sunday, Nov. 20 We carried a pair of editorials on budgets proposed by the leaders of county governments in Westchester and Rockland counties. Tough choices loom on both sides of the Hudson as services and programs are slated to… Read More →
The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation has launched Choose NY Hudson Valley, an effort to help grow certain business sectors — and jobs — in the region. At 2 p.m. today, HVEDC President and CEO Mike Oates joins the Editorial Board for a discussion on jobs, the economy and the… Read More →
Reporters Gary Stern and Cathey O’Donnell will lead a discussion on their special report, “Too Big to Fix,” today at noon at LoHud.com. The analysis, which examined 456 school buildings in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, found that one in three received unsatisfactory ratings through state inspections. The cost of… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend: Saturday, Nov. 12 Prescription drugs: Editorial We comment on the cases of David Laffer and Conrad Murray. Laffer was sentenced last week to four consecutive life sentences after he admitted that he killed four people during the… Read More →
Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: Astorino and the election: Editorial In our Westchester-Putnam edition, we carried an editorial that analyzed the still-unclear results of Tuesday’s election. The Democratic “supermajority” on Westchester County Board of Legislators is in play and we look at the implications for Republican County Executive… Read More →
Wednesday’s headline in Westchester will doubtless key in on whether the Democrats retained their “super majority” in the Board of Legislators. What else would it be, given the endless attention County Executive Rob Astorino showered on the political math? The voters weren’t nearly as enthused. Astorino, the first-term Republican, has… Read More →
Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Westchester County Board of Legislators endorsements: Districts 9, 13, 14, 15 We offered endorsements for candidates seeking seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators: District 9: Catherine Borgia, a Democrat District 13: Lyndon Williams, a Democrat District… Read More →