Counties in New York’s Hudson Valley are among those beefing up security this weekend. This is in case any rallies or protests get out of hand ahead of
Send More Coronavirus Vaccines: County Executives - Nanuet, NY - Rockland's wants all counties to get the same number of doses, Westchester's disagrees and Putnam's wishes the feds would send more for all.
Westchester County Executive Latimer announces reelection run
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 21, 2021, 2:25pm EST
Westchester County Executive George Latimer has announced his run for reelection in 2021 exclusively on News 12.
The dust has yet to clear from the 2020 elections, but buckle up - because Vote 2021 is officially here.
Latimer announced his final run for county executive - an announcement that typically would be made later in spring.
He says his four-year record is exceedingly strong, noting two years of property tax breaks, budgets without layoffs and service cuts and action taken swiftly amid mounting calls for social justice.
But, the first-term Democrat says his best argument for reelection lies in the leadership he s shown throughout the devastating COVID-19 crisis, which has claimed more than 1,700 lives in Westchester - the original U.S. epicenter of the global pandemic.
‘Wrong and unacceptable’: Hudson Valley leaders condemn chaos at the Capitol
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 07, 2021, 7:22am EST
Leaders from around the world and the Hudson Valley are condemning the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer (D) is calling for both
Democrats and Republicans to decry what happened. Let this be
a reminder we have a civic responsibility to not only vote but to uphold the basics
of our democratic society. Or else, as Ben Franklin said it s democracy only
if we can keep it.
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro (R) released a statement