Press Releases

Angelino Bill Renames Bridge to Honor Delaware County Vietnam War Hero Lt. Doane

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Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) saw his bill (A,9068-B/S.7903-B, Martucci) to honor fallen Lt. Stephen H. Doane in the Town of Walton pass the Legislature unanimously in both houses in the final stretch of session last week. The bill allows...

Angelino: Pass Childhood Nutrition Bill Allowing Whole Milk in Schools In Final Week Of Session

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Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwhich) is calling on his colleagues across the aisle to pass A.9990, a bill that would allow school districts to purchase whole and 2% milk from New York dairy producers. Federal policy prohibits the sale of whole...

Statement From Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) On The Shooting In Buffalo

“I join with all New Yorkers in feelings of sadness and anger because of the shooting of innocent lives in the grocery store in Buffalo. It was an act of evil fueled by hatred. This senseless and devastating attack has touched so many people. Few words...

Angelino Sponsors Bill To Bring Whole And 2% Milk Back To NY Schools

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Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) is co-sponsoring a bill (A.9990-A) to once again allow whole milk, which is 97 percent fat-free, and 2% milk in school cafeterias. Federal policies implemented about a decade ago asserted that low-fat milk was...

Angelino Calls For Stronger Victims’ Rights At Rally

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Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) joined crime victim advocates and other legislators to call upon the Legislature to improve the law to protect crime victims and communities. Among the actions they want to see are a further revision of the...

Angelino Presents Mayhood’s Sporting Goods With Its NYS Historic Business Preservation Registry

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Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) presented the owners of Mayhood’s Sporting Goods with its new New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry distinction from New York Parks, Recreations and Historic Preservation. It was the assemblyman...

Angelino: Hochul’s Budget Spends Too Much, Fails Public Safety and Perpetuates Broken Government

“Gov. Hochul’s more than $200 billion budget only perpetuates the problems we have seen for decades in New York — bloated spending plans negotiated behind closed doors and sweetheart deals for private industry using public funds. This is on top...

Angelino: Assembly Majority Budget “Wish List” Overspends, Poorly Prioritizes

“I find it hard to reconcile that the Assembly Majority wants to add $10 billion in spending when families throughout the state have had to tighten their belts due to excessive inflation and the rising costs of gas and fuel, among other expenses. Their...

Angelino Calls For Increases To Local Road And Bridge Funding

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Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) is calling for significant budget increases to help municipalities maintain and repair local roads, bridges and culverts. The governor is proposing that several important programs such as the Consolidated Local...

Angelino Says Mask Mandate Must Be Lifted On Kids Too

“It is long overdue, but the mask mandate has finally been lifted. Our children, however, who are in critical developmental stages, remain masked. Masks have been detrimental to their learning and social and emotional growth and it should be lifted...

Angelino Introduces Bill To Provide $2.6 Billion In Sales Tax Relief To Counteract Steep Inflation

Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) and his Assembly Minority Colleagues today unveiled legislation (A.8481) that would provide inflation relief to consumers throughout New York. With the state having an available budget surplus, the assemblyman...

Angelino Calling For Restoration Of Public Safety In New York Communities

Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) joined his Assembly and Senate Minority colleagues in calling for the state to bring back law and order. New York has faced a large crime spike over the past few years, making it a challenge to ensure public...

Statement from Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) on the State of the State Address

“So many New York residents are looking to the state to develop a reasonable action plan to learn to live with the COVID-19 virus so we can finally release the pause button on our lives. We are among the highest in taxes, COVID-19 positivity rates and...

Angelino Encourages Aspiring and Current Health Care Workers to Apply For State Nursing Scholarship

Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) is urging aspiring nurses to apply for the Nurses for Our Future Scholarship. The application period is now open. The scholarship will pay for the tuition of 1,000 new or current health care workers working...

Angelino Delivers $25,000 in Funding to Local Libraries

Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) is pleased to deliver $25,000 in funding to the Four County Library System to support libraries within the 122nd Assembly District. The most recent state budget allowed each legislator to submit aid requests...

Angelino Encourages Agriculture Industry To Apply For Covid-19 Small Business Recovery Grant Program

Assemblyman Joe Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) is encouraging residents who work in the agriculture industry to apply for small business grants of up to $50,000. There is $800 million worth of funds that small agribusiness owners can tap into. Businesses with...

Angelino Congratulates the Civil Air Patrol for 80 Years of Service to the Country

Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) is extending his congratulations to the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) on its 80th Anniversary on December 1.In June, Angelino and his colleague, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, introduced an Assembly Resolution which...

Angelino, Martucci, Local Officials Unveil Newly Named ‘Colchester Veterans Memorial Bridge’

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Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) joined Sen. Mike Martucci (R,C,I-Hudson Valley/Catskills), former Assemblyman Clifford Crouch and Town of Colchester Supervisor Arthur Merrill today unveiled the newly named “Colchester Veterans Memorial Bridge.”...

Voters Should Beware of Lofty Sounding Ballot Proposals That Threaten the Integrity of Elections and Upstate New York

Early voting will begin soon for the fall election cycle, and this year New Yorkers have a number of consequential ballot propositions to consider. I’d like to discuss four of the five ballot proposals which I have had many constituents ask me about....

Angelino Encouraging New Yorkers to Participate in Statewide Broadband Speed Test

Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C,I-Norwich) is encouraging residents in his district to take part in a statewide broadband speed test. The New York State Broadband Program Office will be collecting the data and input from broadband users through a survey...