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Marc Gronich is the award-winning government and politics reporter for The Jewish Press. He is based in Albany and covers issues across the state. He recently won first place in politics and government reporting at the AJPA Rockower Awards. You can reach him at swnsonline@gmail.com.
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By Marc Gronich
A person who sets a time to learn every single day and to advance in their learning every single day, such a person is going to be mekayem in Talmud Torah on a greater level every day of his life.”
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Only about 10 to 15 percent of the voters come to the polls in an off-year election when people run for local government office.
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This is the first time in the nation’s history that residential camps have been included in security grant legislation.
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.Take a moment for "capital investment" and read what's going on in New York State's capital.
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Yeshivos Get A Judicial Reprieve State Supreme Court Judge Christina Ryba handed down a favorable decision for yeshivos last week, protecting the school leadership from having to adhere to unilateral oversight from the State Education Department’s local school authorities when it pertains to secular course curriculum. The 11-page guidelines were established in November. The arguments […]
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Also of note, entering the next legislative session, there will be a record number of Jewish state lawmakers: 30 in total or 14% of both houses.
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The only candidate to support the move was Faso, who also took exception to Delgado’s remark about Israel not being a Jewish democracy.
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Master of Ceremonies Yaacov Brisman, a labor lawyer, noted his frustration with humor. “This is my third year and the reason I love coming back is because this is the only event that it doesn’t matter what I say because nobody’s listening.”
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It was tense at the beginning when we didn’t know what the circumstances were and what the intentions of the protestors were.
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Mike was very proud of being an Orthodox Jew” recalled Jeff Leb, president and founder of the lobbying firm Capitol Consulting.
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I always wanted Trump if it was a choice between Trump and Hillary Clinton. Hold my nose, let him win. I don’t want the Democrats and the progressives and Sanders and Ellison.
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The Jewish community in Kosovo never fully recovered from the war as many emigrated to Israel during the Communist period.
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The observant Jewish community is calling on state lawmakers to allow parents the right to choose where to educate their children.
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A multi-faceted, non-sectarian, non-profit social service agency that acts as the eyes and ears of the community to address communal and individual concerns and needs, COJO provides assistance to more than 24,000 clients with more than 55,000 services.
By Marc Gronich
State education officials say they spend $26 billion throughout New York on elementary and secondary education. That number is higher than most state budgets and more than the operating budget of many countries.
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It’s a struggle year after year for our schools to hire and retain the quality teachers they need.
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As expected, the ridesharing proposal is being hailed as the right move by all groups except the taxi industry.
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The OU turned their convention into a gathering for the entire spectrum of Orthodox Jewry.
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Hikind disputes claims by DOT officials that right turns are responsible for a substantial percentage of pedestrian-auto traffic injuries.
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We have to be very clear-headed and cautious about what is said because what is said by the U.S. president is paid minute attention to by the rest of the world.
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Nadler and Rosenthal seem to be engaging in a bit of one-upmanship on who cares more for Israel, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
By Marc Gronich
Several lawmakers either testified or submitted testimony to the commission supporting a pay raise; some lawmakers, mainly Republicans, have called on the commission to reject a raise.
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I can tell you our price point is probably lower than our competitors at the New York State Fair. We want to make it where everyone can try the food….
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“Investors should be able to trust that their hard-earned money is being is properly managed and is not being pocketed for personal use,” said Schneiderman in a prepared statement.
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I was not interested at all in going more than a two- or three-hour drive from New York City because my family and my wife’s family both live in New York. The
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Goldfeder served five years in the Assembly. He told The Jewish Press, “This is not where I want to be at this time in my life.”
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Felder May Return To Democratic Conference; EITC Defeated Once Again The failure to include the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC) in the latest state budget has many factions roiled. It is seen as a victory for the teachers’ unions and another blow for groups such as the Catholic Conference, Agudath Israel of America, (AIA) and […]
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During her confirmation hearing, DiFiore acknowledged she has a pistol permit and carries a gun.
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Asked about the atmosphere in Albany, one former lawmaker would only speak on the condition of anonymity.
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Assemblyman Dov Hikind introduced the recipient of the Distinguished Public Service award, Rabbi Joel Rosenfeld, inter-government relations director for the Bobov community.
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In a move viewed as an insult to Massry and the Jewish community, the Independence Party backed Ryba during a meeting on Yom Kippur.
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For several years I have been trying to get the leadership of The Great New York State Fair to obtain a deal with a kosher food vendor during the 12-day agricultural extravaganza.
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After spending a day lobbying lawmakers in Albany, at least one person came away from several meetings less than enthusiastic about the prospects of this bill passing.
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“I think things were going very well under Senator Skelos, so I don’t think Senator Flanagan’s ascension to the leadership was a referendum on Senator Skelos,” Felder told The Jewish Press after the vote.
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“If we put money in health, we can’t put money in education,” Flanagan recalls hearing from the opponents.
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Most senators, the governor, and religious groups are in favor of the tax credit citing it equals the playing field for tuition-paying parents who also incur public education school tax bills.
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You have to give Silver credit. He is standing up to the prosecution where others immediately folded like a house of cards.
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After this most recent election, there are four fewer Jewish members of the Assembly.
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