Ethics Laws, Middle Class Tax Breaks, Energy Tax Breaks, Increased Penalties for Drug Abuse Among My Priorities for 2014
Jan 20, 2014
Session is in full swing. There are many pressing items that need to be addressed. Here are my legislative priorities for 2014:
Ethics
We need to clean up Albany and pass ethics reforms. I’m tired of the misconduct and unethical behavior. We started...
Organ Donation Encouraged Online And With New Form
Dec 2, 2013
It wasn't too long ago that New York was ranked close to the bottom in terms of organ harvesting and donation rates. In 2010, a little over 2.7 million New Yorkers were registered organ donors. While that may sound like a high number, it was only about...
Common Core Raises Concerns
Nov 25, 2013
Common Core—the new academic standards adopted by 46 states intended to make students ready for college and careers—was put into motion for grades K-12 this school year. The State Board of Regents adopted Common Core in 2010 in part to secure more...