In his annual State of the County Address, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino renewed his promise not to raise county taxes, instead pointing to three private partnerships. “Government is limited to the amount of capital and expertise it has on hand,” Astorino, a Republican, said in his address on April […]
Politics
Mayor, GOP council members will seek re-election
While Election Day is still seven months away, all three Republican incumbents on the Harrison Town Council whose seats are in play this year have told the Review they intend to run for office again. “We’re doing good things here,” said Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, who confirmed with the […]
Latimer: ‘County exec. race would be the toughest’
New York state Sen. George Latimer will challenge for the top executive seat in Westchester County in November. “It probably wasn’t the best held secret,” Latimer, a Rye Democrat, said in confirming his plans to run for county executive this week. “It sort of evolved as certain people reached out […]
BBC’s Razia Iqbal talks rise of populism
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he rise of nationalist populism in developed countries is changing politics by challenging mainstream parties, according to BBC journalist Razia Iqbal. For Iqbal, a British citizen, this viewpoint stems from having had a front row seat to the Brexit vote, the 2016 British referendum to exit the European Union, and […]
County adds provisions to proposed immigration law
The Westchester County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus has added new provisions to its recently proposed Immigration Protection Act, which sets forth a policy on immigration enforcement, in an effort to strengthen the language in the bill. On Feb. 8, Democrats first introduced the proposed legislation, which aims to prevent Westchester County […]