Rep. Ryan Touts $1.8 Million in Federal Earmarks for Orange County Public Safety Initiatives

Rep. Patrick Ryan (D-N.Y.) arrived in Goshen on Sept. 6 to highlight close to $2 million in pending federal earmarks to enhance the 911 center and jail operation in Orange County. The earmarks are included in two of the 12 annual federal spending bills approved in the past two months by the House Committee on Appropriations. Besides Orange County initiatives, Ryan has also secured more than $2 million for Dutchess County’s crime intelligence center and central radio system and nearly $2 million for Ulster County’s emergency operations center and sheriff’s office. The two bills await further action by the full House and Senate....