SPECIAL NOTICE: In deference to the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, we will closed on Mnoday and Tuesday, but will be back on the Westchester On the Level broadcast this Wednesday, October 23rd at 10am. Westchester County, NY — Oren M. Levin-Waldman, is a Research Scholar at Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity. He postulates that, “Only a National Primary Day …
Elizabeth Warren Gets It: It’s The Economy, Comrade
By RICHARD BRODSKY
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — October 22, 2019 — One casualty of the erosion of the language of politics are the fulsome attacks on Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a “socialist.” It first came from Wall Street billionaires and their minions predicting “President Warren declares ‘socialism now, socialism tomorrow, socialism forever.’” A Republican Congressman calls her a “national socialist,” hinting at a …
By RICHARD BRODSKY
Monday’s Mayoral Message
By VICTORIA GEARITY
OSSINING, NY— October 22, 2019 — Celebrating a Century of Suffrage. Thank you Assemblywoman Sandy Galef for bringing us together to celebrate 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote! This weekend I was pleased to join with several women at the Ossining Historical Society to read the Declaration of Sentiments that kicked off the suffrage movement in Seneca Falls. Village …
By VICTORIA GEARITY
Argument Analysis: Justices Probe the Limits of Prosecutions of Non-citizens Under State Identity-Theft Laws
By PRATHEEPAN GULASEKARAM
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Kansas v. Garcia, which presents a potential conflict between state identity-theft prosecutions and federal immigration law. The justices must decide whether the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act preempts the state’s prosecution of unauthorized noncitizens who used stolen social security numbers to gain employment. After a lively hour of argument, during which …
By PRATHEEPAN GULASEKARAM
Update On the Condition of Two Children Who Were Struck By a Car
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report What We Can Do To Make Central Avenue Near Sacred Heart Church Safer GREENBURGH, NY — October 20, 2019 — Detectives advise that the 11-year-old child is progressing nicely and may be released from the hospital as early as today. The 14-year-old is in a medically induced coma resultant to his condition – swelling. He is still listed …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Governor Cuomo, Governor LaMont, Governor Murphy, and Governor Wolf Co-host Regional Cannabis Regulation ans Vaping Summit
Governors Reach Set of Core Principles on Issues Related to Market Regulation and Empowerment; Public Health; Public Safety and Enforcement; and Vaping Best Practices Governors, Joined by Officials and Legislative Leaders from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Discuss Outlines of Joint Regional Approach to Cannabis and Vaping Policies Governor Cuomo: “This is a very important …
Law Prof. Jeffrey Swartz: Use of the 25th Amendment and “Acting Cabinet Officers”
By Law Prof. JEFFREY SWARTZ
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Professor and former Miami-Dade County Judge Jeffrey Swartz below shares his thought on the use of the 25th Amendment and the power of “acting cabinet officers.” It has now occurred to me why Trump “likes acting cabinet officers.” It is not because he has “more control” in the sense of completing the mission of …
By Law Prof. JEFFREY SWARTZ
Only a National Primary Day Will Bring Moderation to Either Party
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
In the presidential debates for the Democratic Party nomination so far, instead of a debate, we have seen each candidate attempting to out do the other in terms of how far to the left she or he can be. Unfortunately, in a country where at least one third of the electorate is independent and in the middle, this is not …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Hopeful Politics? October 2019 Democratic Primary Debate
By GABRIELLE M. ETZEL
During my radio discussion prior to the fourth Democratic Primary Debate on October 15, 2019, with Hezi Aris of the Yonkers Tribune and Westchester On the Level, I was pessimistic regarding the state of politics in America. After watching the debate, however, I am happy to say that my pre-debate analysis was wrong. Based upon the performance in September debate …
By GABRIELLE M. ETZEL
Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/ Editor-at-Large, Judge Karen Best, Candidate for Yonkers City Court Judge, and NYS Assemblyman Nader Sayegh (AD-90) on the Westchester On the Level broadcast of October 18th from 10am-12Noon.
Share your perspective and/or make inquiry on topic. Call: (347) 205-9201 Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11541687 WESTCHESTER, NY — Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune / Mount Vernon Tribune Editor-at-Large delves into hyperlocal, county, state, national, and international news with commensurate analysis. This segment 10-10:30am EST. Judge Karen Best, candidate for Yonkers City Court …