Following the adoption of this year’s budget, it is clear that despite substantial reforms, we still have a deeply flawed process. Once again, the budget was negotiated behind closed doors, far from the public eye, and without the legislative...

The ability to pass an on-time budget hit a considerable roadblock with the transition to a new governor. However, it is important that we remain committed to passing a budget that meets the needs of middle-class families and small businesses throughout...

“In light of Governor Spitzer’s resignation, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the governor’s family and friends. However, now is not the time for partisan squabbling to prevent us from passing an on-time state budget. As state...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today announced that he is accepting applications in his Olean District Office for the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators scholarships. The Conference will award four $1,500 scholarships (two...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today announced he will nominate one qualified high school student from the 149th Assembly District to receive a four-year tuition scholarship to attend SUNY Maritime College. Nomination applications are due April...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today announced that four local libraries are beneficiaries of $14 million in funding included in the 2007-2008 State Budget. The Andover Free, David A. Howe, and Friendship Free libraries in Allegany County and...

In light of the governor’s announcement that the state would not tax upcoming federal rebate payments, Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) called on the governor to extend the exemptions to include property tax rebate checks. ...

“Today’s meeting of representatives of the Seneca Nation of Indians with federal, state, and local officials to devise a plan to reopen the Center Street Bridge in a safe and timely manner was highly successful. The closing of the Rte. 353/Center...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) is encouraging residents of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties to submit order forms for their County Soil & Water Conservation District’s annual Conservation Tree and Shrub Seedling Program sale. Orders are...

“This budget brings about more of the same in terms of continued outlandish spending and no measures in place to reduce state debt. We must look for ways to reduce the spending that is causing a rise in taxes and fees throughout this state, something...

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) announced last week it will close the Great Valley Residential Center in Cattaraugus County in what the agency is calling “an ongoing restructuring to significantly improve services to...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today announced his district office will continue to serve as a collection center for the Toys for Tots campaign through Monday, December 10. Giglio recently hosted a Holiday Open House where constituents brought...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) is reminding interested constituents that the filing deadline for the 2008 New York State Trooper exam is December 1, 2007. Through the Uniformed Force and Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Division...

In anticipation of Governor Eliot Spitzer not rescinding his plan to give illegal aliens driver’s licenses, Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today said he has joined members of his Assembly Minority Conference to file a lawsuit to stop the plan...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today called for immediate passage of a bill to protect county clerks who refuse to implement Governor Eliot Spitzer’s policy to give driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. The Assembly Minority measure, the...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today called on Assembly leadership to reconvene for a special session to deal with unfinished business from the 2007 Legislative Session which ended in June. Giglio and his Assembly Minority colleagues traveled...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today announced a series of grants for local governments and school districts throughout Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties that are being distributed by the New York State Archives (NYSA). The grants,...

Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) today said motorists convicted of driving while intoxicated can expect stiffer punishment after Thursday’s passage of an Assembly bill to toughen penalties when a victim of drunk driving is injured or killed as...

With less than two days remaining in this year’s legislative session, Assemblyman Joe Giglio (R,I,C-Gowanda) is calling on Assembly leadership to change its focus to issues that he says impact millions of New Yorkers such as property taxes, job creation,...