“We’ve had some wonderful successes during the 2011 legislative session and, in my first year in the state Assembly, I am proud to have helped pass an on-time budget that closed a $10 billion budget deficit while protecting funding for agricultural...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush will hold mobile office hours in Gouverneur on Monday, June 27 from 5 pm - 6:30 pm at the Gouverneur Village Hall, 33 Clinton St. The assemblyman has pledged to hold mobile office hours once a month in towns throughout...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush (R,C-Black River) today held a press conference with his assembly colleagues to push for mandate relief. Blankenbush is sponsoring a mandate relief bill designed to help combat rising costs faced by local governments and school...

(Albany) - Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush and Senator Joseph Griffo today announced that a measure they both sponsored passed the Assembly today. The bill will authorize the towns of Harrisburg, Montague and Pinckney in Lewis County to elect a single town...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush today announced that the New York state annual free fishing weekend will take place June 25 and 26. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), each year the last full weekend in June is...

“Following years of public disappointment in our elected officials, it’s now time we move forward in a positive light on how we can address the myriad of ethical issues that have plagued state government. Today’s bill helps us start addressing and...

Assemblyman Blankenbush today announced that he is sponsoring a Summer Reading Challenge for elementary students in the 122nd Assembly District. The assemblyman’s Summer Reading Challenge is held in cooperation with the New York State Library’s initiative,...

During Governor Cuomo’s State of the State speech in January, the governor declared New York state “Open for Business.” However, jobs continue to be scarce in our state. Locally, unemployment remains high, especially in St. Lawrence and Lewis counties...

The state Assembly on Tuesday passed a far-reaching bill that would, if enacted, have troubling implications for law-abiding gun owners and manufacturers in New York state. The gun bill, A.1157, requires new pistols sold in New York to be equipped with...

“I am optimistic and happy to see that the legislature and Albany are moving forward with a two percent or less property tax cap bill. Struggling homeowners and seniors need property tax relief now. At first glance, this tax cap legislation does just...

On May 30, Americans will celebrate Memorial Day-- a holiday that is more than just the unofficial start of summer. Memorial Day gives us a chance to pause and reflect upon those American principles and values that make the United States worth fighting...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush today announced that four libraries in the 122nd Assembly District have been awarded state funding for public library construction projects. The $14 million in capital funds for public library construction was appropriated...

“Mr. McGrath recently launched a partisan press release that quite mistakenly distorts facts on a Jefferson County legislative home rule request to maintain their long-standing sales tax policy. “The legislation, co-sponsored by Assemblywoman...

May is Military Appreciation Month, and it seems fitting that on the first day of this month, our military heroes took down America’s public enemy number one: Osama Bin Laden. As a veteran, I have firsthand experience with the sacrifices our servicemen...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush will hold mobile office hours in Sandy Creek on Thursday, May 26 at 5 pm at the Sandy Creek Town Hall, 1992 Harwood Dr. “I am looking forward to meeting some of my constituents in the southern end of the 122nd Assembly...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush today announced that he is sponsoring legislation that would suspend taxes on gasoline and other motor fuels on certain holiday weekends in 2011. The bill, A. 7297, and referred to as the “Summer Gas Tax Holiday”, would...

“I cannot express enough my deep sense of pride in our military servicemen and women, our intelligence community, and President Obama and former President Bush for their leadership and brave acts that led to the demise of an evil terrorist, Osama bin...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush today sent a letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens asking him to consider utilizing the Conservation Fund for fisheries and wildlife projects. The Fund currently has a surplus of...

Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush, who recently moved his district office to West Carthage, invites community organizations and schools to take advantage of an empty display window in his office. “The 122nd Assembly District is full of people, organizations...