Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has signed on to a letter of support with members of the Assembly Minority Conference opposing a bill that would unionize farm laborers. The legislation would grant collective bargaining rights along with...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) applauds the nation’s first-ever tax credit to employers who hire individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The credit aims to encourage employment and provide a stable income source to...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) happily attended the opening of the new Candlewood Court Apartment Complex in Richmondville on Friday, May 3. Candlewood Court is a new high quality apartment complex that was funded in part by the Small...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood opposed to an Assembly Majority bill (A.3972) which would require employers to make an official job offer to candidates before inquiring about any past criminal convictions of a prospective employee....

Late last week, the Assembly Majority announced they were pushing legislation that will permit the Board of Parole to evaluate all inmates over the age of 55 who have served at least 15 years in prison for possible parole release. The legislation comes...

“I am immensely proud that Gov. Cuomo has directed our gold star families’ proposal to be effective immediately. After a week of nonstop pressuring from me, my peers in the Minority Conference of the Assembly, veterans’ organizations and...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has launched a petition in support of a bill he sponsors in the Assembly that would provide tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) recently came out in support of a bill granting tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in the line of duty. Gov. Cuomo, in a statement,...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) reports that the DEC will be closing the popular Devil’s Tombstone campground for the 2019 season. The site will be repaired and modernized to bring the infrastructure up to par and allow visitors and...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is fighting for a bill in the Assembly that would provide tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in the line of duty. The bill has received...

“Banning plastic bags while protecting criminals, undocumented immigrants and corrupt politicians is the story of the 2019-20 budget. There’s nothing serious in here about helping hard-working families or providing real relief to struggling...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood with advocates and legislative leaders in the Capitol on Monday, March 25 to call for additional funding for direct-care workers in the final 2019-20 State Budget. The funds that support direct-care...

This week, Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) joined many of his peers in the Assembly Minority Conference in signing a letter to the governor and legislative leaders urging that $150,000 be allocated to the American Legion Boys State program...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) met with Gary Schacher, Commander of the NYS American Legion on Tuesday at his Albany office to deliver a citation for his exemplary efforts on behalf of our nation’s veterans. Commander Schacher, like...

“The Assembly Majority’s proposed one-house budget is a simple order for everyone not in their connected circle to pack up and leave New York. Refusing to make the property tax cap permanent hurts practically everyone, adding $5.7 billion in...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) joined concerned citizens, highway superintendents and town officials to call for increased investment in infrastructure through the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS). The program...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has voted against another gun control bill aimed at restricting law-abiding gun owners, A.2686a. Its primary focus is on safe storage of firearms, an area of law that already oppresses such gun owners. The...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is pleased to outline his budget priorities with his peers in the Assembly Minority Conference for the 2019-20 budget.  The plan, ‘Budget Blueprint for a Better NY,’ calls on the governor and...

Another week another bad policy decision by Gov. Cuomo, and Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) warns of the governor’s plan to overwork correction officers by closing 3 prisons. According to the Governor, this plan would save the governor...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood with members of the Assembly Minority at a press conference at the State Capitol in Albany to protest the $75 million cut to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). The CDPAP is a...