What Is Governor Hochul Trying to Hide?
The New York State Governor has vetoed two Orange County preservation bills that would help local communities fight back against climate change. If given the chance, she'll veto a third.
Welcome back.
It’s your friendly neighborhood member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
I have good news and bad news.
Standard procedure when someone says “I have good news and bad news” is to always ask for the bad news first.
The good news, in most cases, can help soften the blow.
So, the bad news is that the New York State Democrats, including Assemblyman Chris Eachus, State Senator James Skoufis, and Governor Kathy Hochul, are doing everything they can to kill a NEW bill that would be harmful for their friends in the Real Estate industry.
Governor Kathy Hochul is deep in the pocket of the Real Estate industry.
So is State Senator James Skoufis, as detailed here at The Monroe Gazette.
Assemblyman Chris Eachus seems to do whatever James Skoufis tells him to do.
This new bill would also be deeply unpopular with the wealthy developers doing the bidding of hanhallah (the Teitelbaums in Orange and Sullivan County, and other leaders in the Hudson Valley’s local haredi community.)
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