Clean Air and Water Graphic

White Plains, NY – The Westchester Board of Legislators unanimously voted to pass a resolution in support of the Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The act, the first of its kind in over 25 years, seeks to invest $4.2 billion in state-issued bonds to improve current infrastructure to better prepare the state from natural disasters caused by climate change.

Seniors and Home Graphic

White Plains, NY — The Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously voted to enact the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Home Owner's Tax Exemption at their meeting held Monday night. The new law expands income eligibility for property tax exemptions by increasing the maximum household annual limit from $29,000 to $50,000.

Italian Heritage Month Honorees Graphic

White Plains, NY — On Monday, the Westchester County Board of Legislators held their annual Italian-American Heritage Month celebration by recognizing Anthony Amiano of Valhalla and Judy Delvecchio Fix of Eastchester for their strong community leadership.

Democratic Caucus Graphic

White Plains, NY -- The political climate in America has reached a fever pitch in the latest assault on women’s reproductive rights. To have a federal abortion ban introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham, a person who will never have to personally choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy, is evidence that conservative politicians will stop at nothing to regulate women and their choices. The decision to carry a baby to term or not should be a personal, private matter and not dictated by the government.

Hispanic Heritage Month Honorees

White Plains, NY — On Monday, the Westchester County Board of Legislators commemorated their annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with a virtual ceremony lauding the efforts of two Latina powerhouses: Martha Mercedes of Yonkers and Carola Otero Bracco of Mount Kisco.