On Dec. 13, the Ways and Means Committee adopted this resolution that was drafted by County Legislator Kevin Hines. The full legislature will vote on the resolution on Dec. 22.
A year and a half ago we reported that no place is immune to the threat of heroin and opioid addiction. That’s still true. But it doesn’t mean that the trend can’t be reversed.
It’s hard to call someone a “pain in the neck” and make it sound like a compliment. But Sen. John Flanagan did it during a Sept. 8 visit to the National Purple Heart Hall of
Two legislative committees have unanimously approved an animal abuse registry law, to be commonly known as “Rocky’s Law.” The law will now be up for a vote by the full Orange Country Legislature on May 7.