“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...

“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...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D - Columbia, Dutchess) announced this week a new initiative to train and inspire a new generation of skilled trades people to work on our region’s sizable stock of old and historic buildings. Along with partners at New...

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 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...

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...

“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 Didi Barrett (D-Columbia, Dutchess), chair of the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, announced that the State Assembly’s 2018-19 budget proposal provides $64 million for library construction grants and restores proposed...

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....

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...

“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...

“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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Hudson) announces her support for summer reading programs across her district as well as funding for four libraries in Columbia and Dutchess counties. These libraries will receive more than $256,000 to help expand, renovate...