Cuomo watch: A boost for minority caucus
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo delivered on a small, but some say imperative, item for the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus. He issued an executive order Thursday to state agencies to provide free interpretation and translation services for vital forms and instructions in six languages: Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Italian, Russian, French and French Creole.
Some minority-group leaders have criticized Cuomo's focus so far on property taxes and social-service spending cuts. So the governor's coming through on a relatively small-ticket policy (costing $1.5 million) signaled they aren't forgotten.
"This policy came about from the governor engaging the caucus," said Assemb. Philip Ramos (D-Brentwood). "He said he would address it and the governor has been true to his word."
-- Yancey Roy
Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 35: EI baseball, girls lacrosse and plays of the week On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we look at East Islip baseball's inspirational comeback story, Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week and Tess Ferguson breaks down the top defensive players in girls lacrosse.
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