Ford (F) is having a strong sales year in the US, with deliveries up 11% in the month of May, driven by a nearly 65% boost in hybrid sales from a year ago. Even electric vehicle sales are strong. The sales success comes after a big transformation in the company last year. New vice chair […]
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Mike Lawler backs federal bill to ban parole for killers of sex assault victims under 18
Two notorious Hudson Valley murders decades ago have fostered another push to extend a federal parole ban for anyone who sexually assaulted and killed a child. U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler has introduced HR 8587 in the House that would extend a current law that bans parole if the victim is 14 or under to excluding […]
Lawler bests Williamsburg mayor, incumbent Levin dominates opponent in primary win
Former assistant U.S. Attorney Judd Lawler and incumbent Elinor Levin secured victories in the two contested local legislative primary races on Tuesday, June 4. Several Johnson County candidates also ran uncontested in their party’s primary, though voters had the option to write-in candidates. 2024 Iowa Primary Election: Live Results and Maps More: What local legislative […]
Molinaro, Lawler ranked near top for bipartisan House work in 2023, annual score finds
New York Reps. Mike Lawler and Marc Molinaro were among the most bipartisan House members last year according to an annual score tracking how often Congress members work across the aisle by supporting bipartisan bills. Molinaro, a Republican freshman whose district stretches from the mid-Hudson Valley to the Finger Lakes, came in second out of […]
Ford’s Lawler to hand over CFO role to ex-Lucid executive, transition to vice chair
(Reuters) -Ford Motor said on Friday that John Lawler would hand over his role as finance chief to ex-Lucid Motors CFO Sherry House in 2025 as he transitions to vice chair to take on broader responsibilities at the Detroit automaker. House, who has previously held leadership roles at Alphabet’s Waymo and worked with General Motors […]
Lawler calls for Roy, Massie to be ‘immediately removed’ from Rules Committee
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) called for Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to be “immediately removed” from their powerful spots on the Rules Committee after they voted with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday to advance her effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Ga.) from his post. Greene’s effort to force a vote on […]
Did GOP Rep. Mike Lawler vote for Trump in presidential primary? He won’t say
It seemed like a softball question for U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, the telegenic freshman Hudson Valley Republican running for re-election to Congress during the 2024 presidential year. Who would Mike be voting for in the April 2 Republican presidential primary? After all, on the ballot was the nation’s 45th president, Donald J. Trump, who’d dispatched […]
Lawler defends bipartisan budget vote despite cut to federal law enforcement
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-Pearl River, allies himself closely with law enforcement. He regularly rails on social media about crime. At his Town Hall meetings, he typically applauds the police for protecting the community. He’s pictured with a uniformed female officer in a recent political flyer. Nevertheless, the 2024 federal budget bill he voted for […]
In face of criticism, Lawler rescinds press ban at his Congressional Town Halls
Chalk up a victory for the free press. Faced with criticism by good government groups, media organizations, and his political opponents, U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-Pearl River, has rescinded the press ban at his congressional Town Hall meetings. The decision came in a press release emailed to certain news outlets on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m., […]