Westchester County Legislator Shanae Williams presented a $20,000 check to Nubia Martin, founder and CEO of Birth from the Earth, Inc. to support the vital Amber Rose Isaac Access to Home Birth Fund. Fellow Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson and other community leaders joined Williams to show support to the nonprofit, which helps address the maternal health crisis facing our families, particularly among women of color. 

The Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated Irish-American Heritage Month on Monday night with a ceremony honoring two outstanding community leaders: Declan Farrell, community advocate, Co-Chair of the White Plains St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and owner of Dunne's Pub where he has hosted countless charitable events for the community and Frank O’Keefe, a 45-year resident of Westchester County, who has dedicated much of his life to serving the Irish-American community in numerous organizations including the Kerry Association, the Grand Council of United Emerald Societies and the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators has taken decisive action to protect residents against Con Edison's proposed double-digit rate increases. 

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins has signed a bill into law that prohibits the unlawful use of digitally deceptive material in Westchester. Such content, often known as “deep fakes” refer to images, videos, or text that have been created or modified by artificial intelligence (AI) to present false information.