Graft Podcast Interview: School Bus Camera Bill

Graft Podcast Interview October 8, 2019– I was honored to be invited as a guest on the Graft Podcast to discuss the recently passed school bus camera legislation. Graft is a weekly podcast exploring and exposing the systemic corruption, waste and abuse that infect New York’s political and governmental institutions. Co-hosts Flip Pidot and Jim…

Letter To Suffolk County Legislature: School bus camera revenue should go back to children

         On August 6, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Bill A4950B, amending current traffic laws and permitting school districts and transportation companies–in coordination with local counties and municipalities–to install safety cameras on school buses to record traffic violations. This measure is sure to have a positive impact on school bus safety, but under this…

Times Union OpEd: State hijacking revenue from School Bus Camera Bill

Published in Times Union September 13, 2019 Few New Yorkers would disagree that the safety of our children is a priority. Even before being signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month, the vote on what’s known as the School Bus Camera Bill showed Albany lawmakers in unanimous agreement. The new law authorizes cameras…