06.25.2014 Government Without a Senate sponsor, new hit-and-run bill falters Harsher punishments for those who flee the scenes of serious car accidents will have to wait another year, lawmakers say, after a pair of bills — one passed by...
02.25.2014 Opinion LaValle: Senate won’t support free college to state prisoners plan State Senator Ken LaValle issue the following statement last week on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to provide a college education to state prisoners:
08.30.2013 Editorials Editorial: Just close the loopholes It should go without saying that tough drunk driving laws have prevented countless deaths here and across the United States. But there are also the laws of unintended consequences....
08.10.2012 News LaValle bill: Take boat safety course, get insurance discount In the wake of a tragedy that claimed the lives of three children when a cabin cruiser capsized in Oyster Bay Harbor, state Senator Ken Lavalle (R-Port Jefferson) announced...