Two Westchester legislative committees amended legislation from the 2009 fair housing settlement Monday to increase the size of buildings it would apply to and to clarify what types of disability income would be protected. The committees voted to send the legislation to the floor at the next meeting of the… Read More →
The Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a resolution Monday night urging the federal government to consider a long list of measures to prevent gun violence and keep firearms out of the hands of potentially dangerous people, while emphasizing that they gun ownership is a constitutional right. The vote was… Read More →
A lawyer for the Westchester County Board of Legislators has withdrawn a lawsuit filed against County Executive Rob Astorino last September that challenged a freeze in applications to the county’s subsidized child care programs. The notice of discontinuance was dated Jan. 10. The lawsuit was the second that the board… Read More →
The Westchester Board of Legislators put a bow on the 2013 budget tonight by passing the minutes of the chaotic Dec. 7 meeting where a coalition of Republicans and breakaway Democrats passed the budget. The same coalition, the seven Republicans with Democratic Legislators Mike Kaplowitz and Virginia Perez, voted to… Read More →
As fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Westchester legislators have ventured into foreign affairs to assert their support for Israel. Here are excerpts from their statements: Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) reaffirmed his support for Israel as the Middle East nation defends itself… Read More →
The Westchester County Board of Legislators has rescheduled its regular meeting on Oct. 29 from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. in the county office building at 148 Martine Ave. in White Plains. The agenda is available here.
The Westchester County Local Development Corporation met Thursday to approve the issuance of bonds for the Field Home in Yorktown. The LDC’s latest meeting happened amid a dispute between the county Board of Legislators and the county executive over the LDC and who should have control over it. The dispute… Read More →
The Westchester Board of Legislators filed a lawsuit last week challenging County Executive Rob Astorino’s decision to leave a long list of capital projects the board added to the 2011 and 2012 budgets out of the budget document. The Astorino administration has argued the board did not follow proper procedure… Read More →
The Westchester County Board of Legislators passed five acts on May 21 approving contracts under the county’s Invest in Kids program. The contracts, approved unanimously, would fund programs in New Rochelle, White Plains and Peekskill. On June 1, County Executive Rob Astorino allowed the acts to become law without his… Read More →
The Westchester County Board of Legislators Budget and Appropriations Committee voted Monday morning to issue a subpoena to county Budget Director Larry Soule to compel him to provide original departmental budget requests for 2012. Democratic legislators said, despite several requests, the information has been withheld. The departmental budget requests match… Read More →
