The Senate advanced legislation to support survivors of domestic violence and combat human trafficking in New York State. This package will relieve survivors of domestic violence from utility contracts, expand eligibility for the “Non-Parent” Grant, seize firearms from perpetrators, expand the statute of limitations on domestic violence claims, aid prosecutors in identifying repeat offenders, and protect the voting records of victims of sexual and domestic violence.
In addition, this legislative package will require public posting of human trafficking information, mandate state contractors to submit human trafficking prevention statements, expand the statute of limitations on human trafficking claims, and establish human trafficking recognition training for all lodging employees. This package also includes legislation to enact the New York State Transparency in Supply Chains Act, increase the legal marriage age to 18, and classify clergy members as mandated reporters of suspecte
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Armando Chick Galella (center) was joined by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and others at memorial dedication.
May 10, 2021
By Rick Pezzullo
The Margaret J. Horan Gold Star Mothers’ Memorial was unveiled Sunday, May 9th at Horan’s Landing Park in Sleepy Hollow.
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The Memorial is a project initiated by Armando “Chick” Galella, a 100-year-old Sleepy Hollow resident and decorated WWII veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor. The committee charged with raising the funds necessary for the Memorial’s commission announced the successful conclusion of the $100,000 campaign at Galella’s 100
th birthday celebration on January 1, 2021. The campaign was in partnership with The Historical Society of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown.
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Three months ago, top aides to Governor Andrew Cuomo met with a handful of Democratic state lawmakers to discuss why his administration waited months and months to release data on the number of nursing home residents who died of COVID-19 in hospitals. State politics would never be the same.
A scathing report on nursing home deaths by Attorney General Letitia James was bad enough, but the governor’s political problems escalated when the press found out that Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa had told legislators that the administration withheld data showing the true extent of nursing home deaths last year because they did not want then-President Donald Trump to find out.
JPMorgan Chase backs bill to expunge criminal records PUBLISHED 3:12 PM ET May. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 3:12 PM EDT May. 06, 2021
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JPMorgan Chase, in a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top state lawmakers, endorsed a bill that would allow for the expungement and sealing of criminal records.
The measure, known as the clean slate bill, lessens the impact of criminal convictions on a person once their sentence is completed.
The bill would cover both misdemeanor and felony convictions. Records for misdemeanor convictions would be sealed a year after the sentence is imposed, while records for felony convictions would be sealed for three years after. Misdemeanor convictions would be expunged after five years, and felonies after seven years.
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