Governor Extending PAUSE 2 More Weeks Directs State Nonessential Workforce to Work from Home for Additional Two Weeks, Through April 15.…
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VIEW FROM 197 MAIN #KeepTheCap! NYS Must Pay Fair Share By MEG KENNEDY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com #KeepTheCap! This is a rallying cry for local government officials from around the state. What cap? The New York State 0% growth Medicaid Tax Cap that has been in place since 2012. It goes hand in hand with another cap – the 2% cap on property tax levies that has been in place for NYS municipalities since roughly the same time. They were…
EDITORIAL ‘Trusted Traveler’ Revocations Aside, ‘Green Light’ Bad Law On Sept. 11, 2001, the 19 terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon, or crashed in Schwenksville, Pa., had 30 driver’s licenses among them that allowed them to gain access to and hijack the four jets. Nineteen licenses were from Florida, eight from Virginia, one each from Arizona and Maryland, plus two from California that were issued to two “watchlisted” participants. None were from our state’s DMV, but if…
HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS: ‘Green Light’ Law Endangering U.S. Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Acting Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf’s Feb. 5 letter notifying the state DMV that New York licensees are no longer eligible to participate in the department’s “Trusted Traveler” program. This excerpt accompanied the editorial, “‘Trusted Traveler’ Revocations Or Not, ‘Green Light’ Bad Law.” New York State’s “Green Light” Act prevents DHS from accessing relevant information that only New York DMV maintains, including some aspects…
GOP Lawmakers Rally Over Flaws In Justice Reform Prosecutors, Sheriffs Join Chorus Of Woes Emerging In Past 37 Days By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD – It was a day for reporting nightmares. Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner reported his officers apprehended a possible shoplifter, but were unable to hold the suspect under New York State’s criminal justice reforms. “Even before we are done” with the paperwork, the store owners called again. “The shoplifter was back in their…
CLICK TO READ FULL ABC REPORT New Yorkers Can’t Be ‘Trusted Travelers’ Due To ‘Green Light’ Law Ban Complicates Crossing Borders For Many WASHINGTON – New York residents will be cut off from “trusted traveler” programs that enable people to quickly return from outside the country because of the state’s new “Green Light” law that prevents immigration officials from accessing motor-vehicle records, ABC News and other outlets are reporting today. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers whose applications for the…
Governor Signs NY Ban On Hair Discrimination ALBANY — New York just became one of the first states in the nation to ban hair discrimination, the Albany Times Union is reporting. A new law, signed by Governor Cuomo on Friday, prevents employers and schools from holding policies on braids, locks and other hairstyles that would tend to disproportionately affect black women, the newspaper reported.…
‘GREEN LIGHT’ POSITION PAPER Law, Precedent Prohibit Giving Driver’s Licenses To People Here Illegally Editor’s Note: Saratoga County Clerk Craig Hayner developed this position paper on the state’s new “Green Light” law before asking President Trump to intervene and ensure it doesn’t require New York State’s county clerks to violate their oath of office. By CRAIG HAYNER • Saratoga County Clerk The ability of states to regulate who drives on their roadways dates back to the Model T with the…
Just When We Thought It Was Over… Hillary Urged To Run For Mayor Of NY City Follow Link To NewsMax Report…