LEGISLATIVE PRESS RELEASE Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week signed into law legislation to establish The Edward Hopper Citation of Merit for Visual Artists. The legislation, (A.2121A/S.4235A) sponsored by Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee (D-Suffern) unanimously passed both houses of the Legislature. Jaffee said, “I thank the governor; the bill’s Senate sponsor, Betty Little, chair of the […]
Colin Schmitt (R-C), the 20-something political wunderkind who nearly beat the odds to grab the Republican nomination for Assembly District 99 (Parts of Orange County and Stony Point) in 2012, is now the odds on favorite to face incumbent Assemblyman James Skoufis (D). Schmitt has been involved in politics since his early teens and was […]
Over 400,000 New Yorkers with disabilities now eligible for tax-exempt savings accounts PRESS RELEASE Senator David Carlucci announced that the New York Achieving a better Life Experience (ABLE) Act has been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. This new law will provide New Yorkers with a disability the opportunity to create a tax-exempt savings account […]
Thirty Republican and Conservative Party elected officials and office holders in New York on Thursday endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. The endorsements from members of the state Senate, Assembly and county leaders was announced by Rubio’s New York campaign chairwoman, Staten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis. “We are excited to announce this list of […]
A statement from Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) “I am pleased to see that Gov. Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force is moving further and further away from the originally implemented Common Core Standards. I have worked tirelessly in the legislature to advocate on behalf of parents, teachers and students who have been unfairly alienated in the […]
“A second jury has now convicted a second legislative leader. Albany is out of second chances. “Over the past months, Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver have not been the only ones facing judgment. Albany’s dysfunctional system was also put on trial, and the public saw an institution in which too few have […]