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.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators and County Executive Ken Jenkins submitted their 2025 Joint State Legislative Package to the New York State Delegation this afternoon. The purpose of the annual meeting is to advocate for and support New York State legislation that impacts priority issues for residents of Westchester County.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators hosted a special bipartisan “Committee of the Whole” meeting with federal lawmakers to discuss congressional updates and topics of local interest. U.S. Representatives George Latimer (D) and Mike Lawler (R) participated, joined by staffers from Senators Chuck Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D) offices.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated African-American Heritage Month on Monday night with a ceremony lauding two exceptional honorees: Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC), a Mount Vernon-based non-profit developing the next generation of environmental leaders, advocates, and innovators in underserved communities and providing pathways to climate-related careers and Miesha Sarah Stokely MSN, FNP-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM, a passionate community advocate from Mount Vernon, co-owner of Cupcake Cutie Boutique, and Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner committed to improving the quality of life, mental well-being of Black women and reducing their maternal mortality rates.