WASHINGTON, DC — December 12, 2019 — Congressman Eliot L. Engel today voted for and helped pass the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, H.R. 3, through the House. This landmark legislation delivers on a key Democratic priority of empowering the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices for American families. “Every day, I hear from …
PUBLIC NOTICE: A General Ordinance Amending the Code of The City of Yonkers by Adding a New Chapter 37 Entitled “Plastic Straw Free Yonkers”
PUBLIC NOTICE A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 37 ENTITLED “PLASTIC STRAW FREE YONKERS” Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Yonkers has adopted the abovementioned legislation that seeks to reduce the use of plastic straws, except upon request by customers. The penalty for violation …
New York State Is Close to Adopting a NYS Health Care Act That Is Still Being Discussed On the National Level
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report GREENBURGH, NY — December 10, 2019 — Most residents of New York State, Westchester County, and Greenburgh, are not aware of the fact that NYS could be close to doing at the state level what lawmakers have been talking about at the national level – the NYS Health Care Act covers everyone while saving money. I was …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
New York’s About to Face Some Hard Choices on Health Care
By RICHARD BRODSKY
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — December 8, 2019 — The recent hair-pulling about the state budget is old news and something new. It isn’t a budget deficit. That term applies to the current budget and no one is saying that we’re currently running red ink at that level. It is a projected gap next year between currently anticipated revenues and currently …
By RICHARD BRODSKY
New York Attorney General James Wins State Vaccination Lawsuit
NEW YORK, NY — December 7, 2019 — New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a lawsuit against the state’s vaccination laws was dismissed in the case of F.F. on behalf of her minor children, et al. v State of New York, et al.: “Vaccines ensure the health and safety of our children, our families, …
Congressman Engel Reveals President Trump Has Slashed SNAP Benefits for Nearly 700,000 People
WASHINGTON, DC — December 7, 2019 — It was in the early afternoon of Friday that Congressman Eliot Engel divulged that the Trump Administration was focused on reducing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for nearly 700,000 people during the holiday season, calling President Trump’s conduct “beyond heartless”. This is not something to be trivialized. In making this move, the …
Congressman Engel Reveals President Trump Has Slashed SNAP Benefits for Nearly 700,000 People
WASHINGTON, DC — December 5, 2019 — “Slashing SNAP benefits for nearly 700,000 people during the holiday season is beyond heartless. This is not something to be trivialized. In making this move, the Trump Administration demonstrates once again they are perfectly willing to hurt the most vulnerable among us without a moment’s hesitation. We saw it in their gross crusade …
John and Laurie Wiles, the Driving Me Crazy Duo Review / Test Drive the 2019 Genesis G80 RWD 3.3T Sport, Michael Greenberg, Mighty Earth Spokesperson, Don Trumbull, Expert on EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) and Author of SAFE STATES, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Thursday, December 5, 2019 @10am DST
Call-in telephone number for Guests and Listeners: (347) 205-9201. Broadcast Heard “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11590583 The subject matter to be discussed is defined herein. Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am DST sharp and is archived by 12:15PM BROOKLYN, NY, COEUR D’ALENE, ID, PINEHURST, NC, and YONKERS, NY — John and Laurie Wiles open …
Warren’s Campaigning on the Issues; It’s the Right Approach
By RICHARD BRODSKY
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — December 1, 2019 — The dominant ideas of the 2020 presidential race are emerging, especially in the Democratic primary contest. Unexpectedly, the intellectualism of Elizabeth Warren has come to define the politics of the campaign, much to her credit. Candidates, pundits, and voters are caught up in the debates about her proposals. Good or bad, right or …
By RICHARD BRODSKY
In Recognition of World AIDS Day
By Mount Vernon Mayor-Elect SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD
MOUNT VERNON, NY — December 1, 2019 — Dear Friends, For thirty-one years and counting, on December 1st, the commemoration of World AIDS Day has raised awareness of the AIDS pandemic, mourned those we’ve lost, and pushed for eradicating the disease around the globe. While its reach is worldwide, the reverberation on every person impacted by HIV/AIDS through a personal …
By Mount Vernon Mayor-Elect SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD