Press Releases

Walsh Presents ThinkDIFFERENTLY Initiative to Saratoga County Board

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) presented the ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative to the members of the Law and Finance Committee of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors on October 9, 2019.
On October 9, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) presented the ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative to the members of the Law and Finance Committee of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors ahead of their adoption of a resolution declaring Saratoga...

Walsh Presents ThinkDIFFERENTLY Initiative to Saratoga County Board

Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) presented the ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative to the members of the Law and Finance Committee of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors ahead of their adoption of a resolution declaring Saratoga County...

Walsh Responds To Alarming Study Results

“According to a recent report done by TRIP, a national non-profit transportation research group, nearly 70 bridges throughout the Capital Region and in the 112th Assembly District are either structurally deficient or in poor condition. This is simply...

Walsh Announces Millions in State Aid Awarded to Local Public Libraries

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) announced that Schenectady County Public Library and Galway Public Library will be receiving state aid for library construction funds. Schenectady County Public Library will receive $345,077 that will be...

Walsh Hosts Second Annual ThinkDIFFERENTLY Day at Saratoga County Fair

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Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) and the Saratoga County Fair hosted the second annual ThinkDIFFERENTLY Day for individuals living with disabilities and their families. This special event offers attendees with special needs the opportunity...

Walsh Reacts to Gov. Cuomo’s Lack of Awareness to St. Clare’s Pension Fight

“It is incredible to me that Gov. Cuomo has to ‘look into’ the St. Clare’s pension issue after all that has been done surrounding this very critical matter over the past several months. On June 17, we delivered hundreds of petition...

Walsh Opposes Farm Labor Bill

Today, the New York State Assembly passed the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act (A.8419), a bill that would allow farmers to unionize. Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) voted against the measure due to the devastating impacts it will have...

Walsh Rallies with St. Clare’s Pensioners

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Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) joined fellow Senate and Assembly members of the Capitol Region and St. Clare’s pensioners at a rally at the State Capitol to urge the state to launch an investigation into St. Clare’s Hospital’s...

Walsh, County Clerk Hayner Criticize Passage of the Green Light Bill

Editor’s Note: Click here for Assemblywoman Walsh’s comments.https://youtu.be/AyTq2pBXGvY Today, the state Assembly passed Assembly Bill 3675-B, known as the “Green Light Bill” that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain New York...

Walsh Calls for Passage of Criminal Justice Amendment

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Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) joined colleagues at a press conference held by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R,C,I-Franklin Square), Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R,C,I,Ref-New Suffolk) and Washington County District Attorney Tony Jordan to...

Walsh Criticizes Green Light Bill

Today in the Transportation Committee, Assembly Majority members voted to move forward Assembly Bill 3675-A that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. The bill will likely come to the floor before the end of session this month....

Walsh Welcomes Ballston Spa Seniors To The State Capitol

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) welcomes Ballston Spa High School Seniors to the State Capitol on Wednesday, May 29.
Today Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) welcomed students from Ballston Spa High School to the State Capitol. The group of senior honor students and their teacher, Dan Hornick, visited the Assembly Chamber and had an opportunity to hear from...

Walsh Reacts to Legislation Targeting Federal Administration

This week, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) voted against pieces of legislation designed to allow Congress to obtain President Trump’s tax returns from the state (A.7194-A) and allow the New York Attorney General to prosecute individuals...

Walsh Welcomes Clifton Park-Halfmoon EMS Corps Members to the State Capitol

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) pictured with members of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Emergency Medical Services Corps on Tuesday May 21.
Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh welcomed members of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Emergency Medical Services Corps to the State Capitol. Paramedics Caitlin Overholt, Patrick Lurenz, Gina Wierzbowski, EMT Tyrone Mitchell, Deputy Director of Operations...

Walsh Calls For Tax Exemptions to Volunteer Firefighters and EMS

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Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) helped introduce legislation (A.7655) with Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) that would free volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel from paying state income...

Walsh Highlights Donate Life Month

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) is celebrating Donate Life Month throughout April and is encouraging residents to become organ donors. Throughout the country, approximately 113,000 men, women and children are currently waiting for an organ...

Walsh Criticizes Pro-Criminal Legislation

This week, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) voiced her concerns for Assembly Bill 4319, a bill that would permit the Board of Parole to evaluate all inmates over the age of 55 for possible parole release. Inmates eligible would be those...

Walsh Launches Petition for Gold Star Families

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) is encouraging constituents to sign a petition to allow Gold Star families expanded access to free SUNY and CUNY tuition, following the Assembly Majority’s decision to block Assembly bill A.2991. Currently,...

Walsh Commends Funding of Gold Star Families’ Scholarships

“Our military men and women make important sacrifices for our country and it is outrageous that this bill was blocked in the first place. While I am proud to have been a part of the passage of expanding access of free state tuition to Gold Star families,...

Assembly Majority Calls Bill to Help Military Family Members Attend College an “Entitlement”

Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) called out the Assembly Majority for blocking a bill (A.2991) that would provide free college tuition to family members of New York state military personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty....