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Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire, Allowing Biden To Make First Pick For Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire, Allowing Biden To Make First Pick For Supreme Court
Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire, Allowing Biden To Make First Pick For Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he will retire at the end of his current term, paving the way for President Joe Biden to handpick his replacement. The 83-year-old liberal judge is the oldest member of the court, having been nominated by former President Bill Clinton and taking his seat in 1994 alongside the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His retirement will take effect at the end of his current term after serving 28 years on the court. Biden said when he was a 2020 presidential candidate that his first Supreme Court nominee would be a Black woman.  Amy Coney Barret…

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by Zak Failla
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Bestselling Author Lawrence Otis Graham Of Northern Westchester Dies At 59 Bestselling Author Lawrence Otis Graham Of Northern Westchester Dies At 59
Bestselling Author Lawrence Otis Graham Of Northern Westchester Dies At 59 Lawrence Otis Graham, a prominent lawyer, activist, bestselling author, and longtime Westchester resident died at the age of 59 over the weekend. Westchester County Executive George Latimer took to social media on Sunday, Feb. 21 to announce the White Plains High School graduate and Chappaqua resident’s death. “His writing particularly struck a chord as he described growing up Black, well-educated, articulate and accomplished, and still facing prejudice and racism in this society,” Latimer said about the Graham, who also graduated from Harvard Law School and Princeton University. “H…

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by Zak Failla
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Jones, Bowman Declared Winners, Other Dems Lead In Hudson Valley Congressional Races Jones, Bowman Declared Winners, Other Dems Lead In Hudson Valley Congressional Races
Jones, Bowman Declared Winners, Other Dems Lead In Hudson Valley Congressional Races Democrats are leading in congressional races across the Hudson Valley, with Mondaire Jones of District 17 and Jamaal Bowman of District 16 declared victors in their respective races, NY-19 incumbent Antonio Delgado announcing his win on Twitter.  Jones, a lawyer who graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School, takes over the seat representing much of Westchester and all of Rockland held for decades by Nita Lowey, who retired. "I am humbled by the trust voters in Westchester and Rockland have placed in me, and grateful for the opportunity to serve the community that raised…

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by Christina Coulter
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Popular Former Westchester Assemblyman Dies From COVID-19 Popular Former Westchester Assemblyman Dies From COVID-19
Popular Former Westchester Assemblyman Dies From Covid-19 Former State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a popular Westchester Democrat, has died as a result of symptoms consistent with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 73. Brodsky, from Greenburgh, served in the State Legislature from 1983 to 2010 and remained in the public eye with lively columns for several websites and newspapers.  A mentor to many in state government after his retirement, colleagues expressed remorse at his passing early Wednesday, April 8. "Richard Brodsky’s death is a profound and shocking loss for the Westchester community and the entire State of New York,'' said S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says
Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says There are six Democrats vying to challenge U.S. Rep. John Faso in his Hudson Valley congressional district. Longtime aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Gareth Rhodes, 29,  has raised a sixth of his campaign cash from Cuomo alums, according to this report in Politico, and some of those alums have gone door-to-door with him on weekends.  However, Rhodes is running in a district where Cuomo isn’t popular: Zephyr Teachout (who ran against Faso in 2016) trounced the governor in the 19th Congressional District.  Cuomo and Faso have engaged in a bitter war of words over health care and tax reform over th…

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by Jon Craig