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Senator Morahan joins Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to introduce TRUST Legislation

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Today, Senator Morahan flanked by his colleagues in the Assembly joined Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and other elected officials to announce new, bipartisan legislation that would replace the sole trustee at the New York State Common Retirement Fund with a board of trustees and eliminate pay to play in state public pension funds.

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Senator Morahan speaks with Senator Aubertine about legislation to bring Green Jobs to NY

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Monday, September 14th, 2009

This past week the Senate passed the Green Jobs / Green NY bill, a measure that will create thousands of jobs across the state and help hundreds of thousands of families and businesses from Montauk to Buffalo save up to a billion dollars annually in energy costs.

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Hero superintendent receives state awards at S. Orangetown Middle School

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

 

Ethan Klapper
eklapper@lohud.com

BLAUVELT - Flanked by state, local and school officials, South Orangetown Schools Superintendent Kenneth Mitchell received awards and praise at a ceremony yesterday honoring his actions on Tuesday.

Mitchell, who pinned a gunman to the floor of his office in South Orangetown Middle School, was honored by state Sen. Thomas P. Morahan and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee at the middle school.

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Region's senators look to pressure MTA

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Khurram Saeed

 ksaeed@lohud.com

 

State Sen. Thomas Morahan and four other Republican state senators are creating a task force to come up with ways to make the MTA do a better job of serving Lower Hudson Valley residents.

The task force, which is still being formed, will primarily focus on service improvements by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess counties.

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Federation of Mental Health Centers Honors Senator Thomas P. Morahan

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Friday, April 24th, 2009

New York State Mental Health Commissioner Michael F. Hogan looks on as Senator Thomas P. Morahan addresses the Federation of Mental Health Centers.

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Senator Morahan, State Mental Health Commissioner Participate In Groundbreaking Ceremony For Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center Building

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Thursday, March 26th, 2009

New York State Senator Thomas P. Morahan, who chairs the NYS Senate Mental Health Committee, joined Sharon E. Carpinello, RN, PhD, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), Rockland County officials, family members, advocates and other stakeholders at groundbreaking ceremonies for the new, state of the art Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center (RCPC) building.

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Senate Passes Bill To Create “Airline Passengers’ Bill Of Rights”

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Thursday, March 26th, 2009

New York State Senator Thomas P. Morahan  announced New York State Senate passage of legislation to provide passengers stranded on airplanes at New York airports with certain basic amenities to make their wait more tolerable. The bill (S.5050-C) also creates a new Airline Consumer Advocate Office to help airline passengers in New York report air travel service problems.

The legislation reflects an agreement with the State Assembly. The Assembly is expected to take up and pass the legislation before the end of session.

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Senator Morahan To Honor Local Resident With New York State Senate Achievers’ Award

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Thursday, March 26th, 2009

New York State Senator Thomas P. Morahan (R-C-I, New City) has selected Preston Hollander of Garnerville to receive the New York State Senate Achievers’ Award.

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Senator Morahan Announces 2007 “Women Of Distinction” Inductee

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Senator Thomas P. Morahan announced the selection of  Rockland County businesswoman, Patrice Prusmack as the 2007 New York State Senate "Woman of Distinction" award recipient from the 38th Senatorial District.

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Hudson Valley Delegation To Continue Fighting MTA’s Comprehensive Fare Increase Plan

Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The State Senate Majority’s Hudson Valley Delegation today called upon Governor Eliot Spitzer to reject any increase in the cost of the MTA’s Metro-North commuter fares or tolls for MTA bridges and Tunnels.

At a press conference in New York City today the Governor announced that the MTA would drop its plans to impose an increase in basic subway and bus fares, but he failed to rule out such an increase in the cost of Metro-North service, monthly subway commuter passes, or tolls on MTA bridges and tunnels.

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