Assemblymember Barrett Introduces the Working Farm Protection Act to Make Farmland More Accessible to Working Farmers
May 2, 2018
Press Releases
Assemblymember Barrett on Governor’s Climate Resilient Farming Grants
Apr 27, 2018
“Today’s announcement of another round of Climate Resilient Farming Grants to a small group of farms across the state is encouraging news that New York is willing to financially incentivize the time-honored practices that improve soil health and strengthen...
Assemblymember Barrett Statement on the Passing of State Librarian Bernard A. Margolis
Apr 16, 2018
“I am saddened to learn of the passing of New York State Librarian Bernard Margolis. In my short time as chair of the Assembly committee on Libraries and Educational Technology, Bernie went above and beyond – even in declining health – to help me...
Historic Preservation Trades Initiative Launched by Assemblymember Barrett
Apr 12, 2018
Assemblymember Barrett Calls for Public Forums for Proposed Amtrak Fencing
Apr 5, 2018
In the wake of Amtrak’s proposal to construct fencing along portions of the railroad’s Empire corridor along the Hudson River between Rhinebeck and Stuyvesant, Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Columbia, Dutchess) submitted a letter to the Department...
Assemblymember Barrett: State Budget Boosts Construction Funds for Libraries
Apr 2, 2018
Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D - Columbia, Dutchess), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, announced that the 2018-19 state budget provides a significant increase in funding for library construction grants to help local...
Assemblymembers Barrett and Crespo: Fund 2020 Census Programs for Public Libraries in State Budget
Mar 21, 2018
As New York State prepares for the 2020 Census, Assemblymembers Didi Barrett (D – Columbia, Dutchess) and Marcos Crespo (D – Bronx) have requested $1 million in the 2018-19 FY budget be appropriated to public library systems across the state for census...
Assemblymember Barrett Statement on U.S. Coast Guard Decision Not to Recommend More Anchorage Sites Along Hudson River
Mar 15, 2018
“The United States Coast Guard’s decision not to build more anchorage sites at this time is the direct result of advocates and residents fighting for our communities and our majestic Hudson River,” said Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D- Columbia,...
Assemblymember Barrett: Assembly Budget Proposal Sends the Message That Libraries Matter
Mar 15, 2018
Assemblymember Barrett Requests State Comptroller to Audit Charter’s Broadband Expansion Efforts
Mar 12, 2018
As residents in Columbia County grow increasingly frustrated over the wait for high-speed broadband service, Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D – Columbia, Dutchess) has requested State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli to audit Charter Communications, Inc....
Assemblymember Barrett: Lyme Literate Doctors should be Represented at State DOH Tick-borne Disease Meetup
Feb 6, 2018
As the Hudson Valley continues to fight an epidemic of Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs), Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D – Columbia, Dutchess) called on NY State Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to include a globally-recognized TBD...
Assemblymember Barrett Statement on Governor Cuomo's 2018 State of the State Address
Jan 4, 2018
“In what will likely be one of the tightest budget cycles in recent memory, Governor Cuomo laid out an ambitious agenda in his annual State of the State address. I was pleased that he raised a number of priorities that I share, including a few that...
Assemblymember Barrett: Repeal of net neutrality will hit New Yorkers, public libraries hard
Dec 15, 2017
“As chair of the Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee, I am committed to ensuring each and every New Yorker has fair and equal access to the information and resources they need. Many residents, especially those in underserved communities,...
Assemblymember Barrett’s Bill to Safeguard the Hudson River Is Signed into Law
Oct 24, 2017
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – Assemblymember Didi Barrett’s (D - Columbia, Dutchess) legislation asserting the state’s authority over the Hudson River by expanding the criteria used to establish “tanker avoidance zones” beyond existing navigational standards...
Assemblymember Didi Barrett to Chair Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
Sep 29, 2017
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has named Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D - Columbia, Dutchess) to chair the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology. Assemblymember Barrett has been a longtime advocate of libraries, including...
Assemblymember Barrett: EPA Must Expand PCB Remediation Efforts to Entire Hudson Valley Region
Aug 30, 2017
Dutchess County, NY – As the September 1st deadline rapidly approaches to submit public comment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Hudson River Superfund cleanup, State Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Columbia, Dutchess) is calling...
Assemblymember Barrett Represents New York at National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Aug 14, 2017
State Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D – Columbia, Dutchess) represented New York as the state’s sole legislator to convene at the 2017 National Issues Forum of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators in Cambridge, MA earlier this month. Some...
Community Urges Governor to Sign Bill Aimed at Safeguarding the Hudson
Aug 7, 2017
Poughkeepsie, NY – Senator Sue Serino (R, C, I – Hyde Park) and Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D – Hudson) today joined Scenic Hudson in bringing together a group of local leaders, environmental advocates and concerned community members to urge the...
Assemblymember Barrett: Hudson Will Receive $10 Million to Revitalize Downtown
Aug 1, 2017
Hudson, NY – Joining Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Columbia, Dutchess) and Hudson Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton at Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House Tuesday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the City of Hudson has been awarded $10...
Assemblymember Barrett: Funding for Repairs on Taconic Crucial for Our Communities
Jul 11, 2017
“The recently announced $6 million in state funding to repair and pave over 20 miles of the Taconic State Parkway in the towns of Clinton, Stanford and Milan is welcome news. Our communities, families, workforce and tourists depend on our roadways every...
