Slater Joins Bipartisan Group to Extend Paid Family Leave to Stillbirths Jan 31, 2023 Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) today announced he is cosponsoring Senate Bill 2175, which includes stillbirth as a qualifying event for paid family leave in New York. A stillbirth is the loss of a pregnancy at or after 20 weeks and requires medical...
Slater, Local Students Show Support for ‘Operation Cupid’ Jan 27, 2023 Assemblyman Matthew Slater (R,C-Yorktown) joined students of Brookside Elementary along with local school and town officials to show their support for our soldiers through United for the Troops’ “Operation Cupid”. Operation Cupid is an annual event...
Slater Hosts Lunch for Local Law Enforcement Jan 27, 2023 Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) and Assemblyman John McGowan (R,C-Rockland) hosted a lunch and legislative meeting with members from the law enforcement community earlier this week. Slater has fostered a strong relationship with those on the police...
Slater, Beephan Blast State Education Department For Renaming Mascots at Mahopac and Ketcham School Districts; Call for Proper Funding Jan 24, 2023 Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) and Assemblyman Anil Beephan, Jr. (R,C-East Fishkill) recently wrote a letter to the New York state Department of Education about its decision to rename the mascots and logos of both Mahopac and Ketcham School...
Slater Calls for an End to Bail Reform Jan 23, 2023 Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) joined Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski), and members of the Assembly and Senate Minority Conferences at a ‘restore public safety’ press conference in Albany on Monday. The press conference...
Slater Introduces Legislation to Require Utility Rate Transparency Jan 20, 2023 BREWSTER, NY - Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) held a press conference yesterday to announce the introduction of legislation that would make utility companies more transparent regarding supply costs that are being passed on to consumers. Citing...
Slater Honors Former Yorktown Police Department Captain Kenneth Sgroi Jan 19, 2023 Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) honored former Yorktown Police Captain Kenneth Sgroi posthumously with a resolution on the Assembly floor yesterday. Captain Sgroi, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 37, was the first-place recipient...
Slater Reacts to Committee Meetings Being Livestreamed Jan 18, 2023 Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) applauded the announcement that Assembly Committee meetings will now be livestreamed. The legislation was first passed in 2016 to give constituents the opportunity to witness committee meetings but was never put...
Slater Calls Hochul’s State of The State Address “An Assault on The Suburbs” Jan 11, 2023 Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) criticized Gov. Hochul’s State of the State address for failing to tackle the challenges facing Hudson Valley families. Specifically, Slater expressed his concern about the governor’s failure to adequately address...
Slater Asks District to Support Operation Cupid Jan 10, 2023 Assemblyman Matthew Slater (R,C-Yorktown) is asking constituents in his district to show their support for our soldiers through United for the Troops’ “Operation Cupid”. Operation Cupid is an annual event created by United for the Troops to send...
Slater Reacts to Gov. Hochul’s State of the State Address Jan 10, 2023 “Hudson Valley families know the cost of living is sky high and Albany’s pro-criminal policies have made us less safe. We can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. New Yorkers deserve better. I hope the governor...
Slater Named Ranking Minority Member of Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology Jan 9, 2023 Assemblyman Matthew Slater (R,C-Yorktown) has been named Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology. In this role, Slater will play an important part in public policy and funding issues involving the state’s...
Assemblyman Matt Slater Sworn into Office Jan 5, 2023 Assemblyman Matthew Slater (R,C- Yorktown) was sworn into office Wednesday in Albany with other newly elected members of the Assembly Minority Conference. Slater will be representing the 94th Assembly District and is fully prepared for the upcoming legislative...