Jews In Law Enforcement By: Marc Gronich Published: September 17, 2015 There are few, if any, observant Jews among the ranks of the New York State Police. One reason, says Rabbi Bernard Freilich, 63, clergy and unpaid liaison to the superintendent of the state police, is because with a force of 8,000 police and law Continue Reading »
State Officials Indifferent To Kosher-Food Needs At Public Venues By: Marc Gronich Published: August 19, 2015 Officials at some New York state facilities seem to be dismissive of the need to offer kosher food to visitors at public venues such as The Great New York State Fair and Saratoga Race Course. I have been going Continue Reading »
The Jewish Summer Experience from the Catskills to the Adirondacks Friday, July 31, 2015 As the calendar turns from spring to summer, the cool weather of the Catskill and Adirondack mountains are about to heat up with an influx of Jews trying to beat the heat from Boro Park, Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Queens and Manhattan Continue Reading »
By: Marc Gronich It is often said that politics is a rough and tumble game. But once the silly season of politics is over, elected officials are supposed to get down to business and govern – peacefully and respectful of each other. There are many anti-bullying campaigns on television from the Anti-Defamation League and Continue Reading »
By: Marc Gronich If the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC) or, as it is now known, the Parental Choice in Education Act, fails to pass during the current legislative session it will be for several reasons and everyone will be looking for cover with no one specific person to blame. The battle over the EITC Continue Reading »
Below is the extended version of the printed column in The Jewish Press. Some of the information submitted was left on the cutting room floor due to space restrictions. Flanagan Replaces Skelos There is a new leader of the Republican majority conference in the state Senate and for the first time both houses of the Continue Reading »
Due to Shabbos and the important holiday of Shavuos I was not able to attend the Hall of Fame game in Cooperstown, Otsego County, during Memorial Day weekend. So I commissioned my esteemed compatriot, Peter A. Cristo, to take on this plum assignment. As it turns out there were no Jewish ball players participating at Continue Reading »
The Battle Over the EITC by Marc Gronich, Capital Bureau Chief Printed in The Jewish Press Friday, April 24, 2015 The state budget season this year was all about education, pitting public and private school proponents against each other over the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC). The warring factions on one side include union officials Continue Reading »
Ever wonder why legislation that has support from a majority of Assembly members does not make it out of committee and voted on by the full body of 150 members? Well, it’s all about politics and a little bit of math. There are 150 members of the state Assembly. It takes 76 votes to pass Continue Reading »
By: Marc Gronich Just days before the state budget is due to be passed by the April 1 deadline, the controversial Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC) has hit the skids among lawmakers and their staffs The EITC would allow any individual or corporation to contribute to a scholarship foundation up to 90 percent of Continue Reading »
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