Smart Metering for Residential Consumers Headed to the Senate Floor for a Vote (Albany, NY) Senator Kevin Parker’s legislation Senate Bill No.1642A passed the Finance Committee and is on the calendar for a vote. This is the Senator’s second bill on the legislative calendar this session (the first bill was S.1615). Senate Bill 1642A encourages [...]
(Long Island, NY) The New York State Senate today passed a bill that would increase the fines for passing a stopped school bus. The bill (S.1064), sponsored by Senator George Maziarz, also requires criminal penalties for drivers who injure or kill a person by doing so. “On average, 36 children a year die because of [...]
33-State Settlement Resolves Claims That Penguin Colluded With Other Major Publishers And Apple Inc. To Fix The Prices Of Electronic Books; Schneiderman: E-Book Consumers Are Protected By Our Laws, And Efforts To Circumvent Those Protections Will Not Be Tolerated By My Office (NEW YORK) – New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today joined [...]
(Long Island, NY) The New York State Senate today passed legislation (S4791), sponsored by Senate Majority Coalition Leader Dean G. Skelos, that would increase criminal penalties for sexual contact between a child and a person in a position of trust. “It’s not possible for parents to be with their children every moment of the day, [...]
(Long Island, NY) The New York State Senate today passed a bill toughening the penalties for leaving the scene of a boating accident without making a report. The bill (S.339), sponsored by Senator John DeFrancisco (R-I-C, Syracuse), is in response to serious boating accidents that have happened in recent years. “A few years ago, Central [...]
(Long Island, NY) The New York State Senate today passed legislation, sponsored by Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick), to require mandatory jail sentences for repeat DWI offenders. “Every year, thousands of convicted DWI offenders are arrested for driving drunk again, and they are not required to spend one day in jail under current law. [...]
(Long Island City, NY) — The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the Elevator Industry Local Union #3 will conduct a limited recruitment from May 20, 2013 through June 3, 2013, or until 750 applications have been distributed, for 75 elevator servicer and repairer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced today. Applications may [...]
Bills Will Help Prevent New York Homeowners From Getting Trapped In The Growing “Shadow Docket” Of Frozen Foreclosure Cases; Schneiderman: These Bills Will Help Protect Homeowners From Wrongful Foreclosures And Keep More New Yorkers In Their Homes (NEW YORK)- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today praised the New York State Assembly for passing two important [...]
(Long Island, NY) A former Village of Old Field treasurer is under arrest for allegedly misappropriating more than $50,000 in village funds from January 2009 through March 2012, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota announced today. Andrea Brosnan was appointed treasurer in January 2009. “Almost immediately after her appointment, Ms. Brosnan began taking money by [...]
(Mineola, NY) – Nassau County Bar Association President Marian Rice announced today that NCBA Past President Peter H. Levy of Jericho has been presented with the 2013 President’s Award in recognition of his dedication, dependability, and his enthusiasm, especially this year for leading NCBA’s emergency efforts to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy. Nassau County [...]
