Author Archives: wcdc2

12 Jan
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Westchester DA candidate was fired over allegations included in harassment lawsuit

Jonathan Bandler | Rockland/Westchester Journal News | 1/12/24 A former Westchester prosecutor running for District Attorney was disciplined over his interaction with a female subordinate, eventually losing his job because of it, and still faces a federal lawsuit over the ...

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01 Dec
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Statement from Jay S. Jacobs on George Santos Expulsion

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29 Nov
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Liz Whitmer Gereghty Suspends Campaign for NY-17

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29 Nov
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“Remarkable” volunteer response for asylum seekers in Ardsley

NYC first moved asylum seekers upstate in May. What’s happening at those hotels now? Chris McKenna | lohud | Nov. 29, 2023 “They are invisible to most people,” said Ardsley Mayor Nancy Kaboolian, whose Westchester County village has one of ...

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26 Nov
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Cacace to step down from county bench as run for Westchester District Attorney expected

Jonathan Bandler | Rockland/Westchester Journal News | Nov. 22, 2023 Westchester County Judge Susan Cacace has submitted retirement papers to step down from the bench, paving the way for her to run for Westchester District Attorney. Cacace has not formally ...

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10 Nov
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Should Hochul sign bill moving local elections in order to boost voting turnout?

Chris McKenna | LoHud | Nov. 9, 2023 Hochul is weighing a bill that state lawmakers passed this year that would consolidate some but not all elections in even-numbered years in New York to boost turnout. Under the proposal, elections for county ...

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26 Oct
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DA Mimi Rocah Announces that She Will Not Seek Re-election

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25 Oct
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NY Dems Chair Calls Out Congressional Republicans for Electing Micke Johnson as Speaker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 25, 2023 So-Called New York “Moderates” Support Election Conspiracy Theorist and Author of Nationwide Abortion Ban to Lead House RepublicansNEW YORK, NY – Today, vulnerable New York House Republicans again sided with the extreme MAGA wing of their ...

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19 Oct
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Public Comment on Congressional Redistricting

New York Independent Redistricting Commission Chair Jenkins, and Commissioners Collado, Cuevas-Molina, Flateau, and Frazier have invited public input on congressional districting while awaiting a decision from the New York Court of Appeals in a case concerning the Commission’s constitutional obligation ...

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18 Oct
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Westchester Legislators Unanimously Passes a Resolution Unequivocally Supporting the People of Israel

(White Plains, NY) — On October 16, 2023 the Westchester Board of Legislators unanimously passed a resolution in support of the people of Israel. This resolution was drafted in response to the atrocities committed by the terrorist organization Hamas on October ...

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