Advertisement. Advertise with us

SEWARD VOTES WITH PARTY

Democrats Block

GOP Bid To Douse

'Green Light' Law

Senator Seward

ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today joined other members of the Senate Republican Conference in bringing an amendment to the floor to repeal of the so-called “Green Light" Law, his office announced a few minutes ago.

With all members of the Democratic majority voting against repeal, the measure failed.

“I voted against the ‘Green Light Law’ last year because the thought of giving a driver’s license, a secure identification document, to someone who is intentionally breaking the law was inconceivable," Seward said in a statement after the vote.

You have reached your limit of 3 free articles

To Continue Reading

 

Our hard-copy and online publications cover the news of Otsego County by putting the community back into the newspaper. We are funded entirely by advertising and subscriptions. With your support, we continue to offer local, independent reporting that is not influenced by commercial or political ties.

Posted

Tags

Related Articles

This Week: 10-01-26

Click here for individual access to all of this week's articles, columns, letters to the editor, etc., and to view the current newspaper editions online.…
October 1, 2026

This Week: 09-24-26

Click here for individual access to all of this week's articles, columns, letters to the editor, etc., and to view the current newspaper editions online.…
September 24, 2026

This Week: 09-17-26

Click here for individual access to all of this week's articles, columns, letters to the editor, etc., and to view the current newspaper editions online.…
September 17, 2026

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, subscribers to AllOtsego.com pay a reduced rate ($25.00 for one year) and can choose to have $5.00 of the subscription fee donated toward refurbishment of Otsego County’s Civil War Memorial.

Visit our “subscribe” page to sign up

SUBSCRIBE