President Barack Obama set a hard line during the State of the Union Address in January 2015, saying he wanted to ensure recent economic improvements would be enjoyed by all Americans. The chief executive voiced support for paid sick leave, a higher minimum wage, the closure of corporate tax loopholes […]
New Yorkers passed Ballot Proposal One on Nov. 4, altering the way legislative districts will be redrawn after the 2020 census. A decision that has the state’s political players either praising it as a death sentence for partisan gerrymandering or vowing to push for new reforms in a system they […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $10 million of funding to expand the engineering program at SUNY New Paltz as part of the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program. “We’re grateful to Governor Cuomo for his support of our efforts at SUNY New Paltz to educate more engineering students, support workforce development and […]
New Paltz town leaders are up in arms over a property tax exemption granted by the county government to the private company set to build student and faculty housing at SUNY New Paltz. The Category 5 PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) exemption was granted by the Ulster County Industrial […]
The SUNY Board of Trustees resolution to make all SUNY campuses tobacco-free in 2014 failed to pass through the New York Legislature during the 2013 legislative session. SUNY campuses, including New Paltz, have been preparing for a complete ban since the Board’s resolution was made in 2012. How to effectively […]
After two SUNY New Paltz students were sexually assaulted over a one-week period in the village of New Paltz, students and police are starting to look for more active solutions to solve the problem. The attacks are currently being investigated by the New Paltz Police Department. A suspect was apprehended […]