Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown) honored U.S. Navy retiree Mrs. Virginia Elliot Jacques at a Women Veterans Recognition Day ceremony held June 14 at the Capitol to honor female veterans from throughout the state. "It is a great...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown), members of the Assembly Minority conference and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa are calling for action on legislative proposals that would protect New Yorkers from gang violence and safeguard students...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown) joined the Assembly Minority Task Force on Sex Crimes Against Children and Women to hear testimony from law enforcement officials and experts in the fields of domestic violence and sexual assault. The forum...

State Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown) joined more than 40 of his Assembly Minority colleagues to announce a proposal for a complete state takeover of local Medicaid costs within five years. The plan uses a combination of tax-restructuring...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown) spoke at a press conference attended by his fellow Assembly Minority Conference members, local and Syracuse-area law enforcement officials and the parents of a hit-and-run victim. The assemblyman called...

State Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown) saluted the members of a joint Senate-Assembly conference committee for agreeing on a plan to bring about meaningful budget reform. The agreement comes on the heels of New York’s 20th consecutive...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown) today joined Gov. George Pataki and his Minority colleagues to unveil Patriot Plan II, a comprehensive package of tax and other benefits for military men and women that builds on the historic legislation...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown) is announcing that the Town of Smithtown will receive a $2,000,000 grant to assist them in closing their landfill. The landfill closure grants announced today by Gov. Pataki are the combination of funds...

My Assembly Minority colleagues and I have unveiled our budget reform plan for the 2004 legislative session, which was detailed earlier this month in our legislative action plan, "Roadmap to Renewal." Legislative action in Albany is heading...

More than 10,000 New Yorkers are on waiting lists as the need for organ donations far exceeds the supply. One person who donates organs (hearts, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and intestines) can save up to eight lives, while a tissue donor (corneas,...

After weeks of speculation, Governor Cuomo has introduced his pension reform legislation to the state. Taxpayers across New York State are struggling to pay their bills and with the sky-rocketing costs of living and property taxes, it is time for the...

Throughout this legislative year, there has been a push by the Assembly Minority Conference and the state Senate’s Majority to pass a property tax cap. The proposed tax cap would keep property taxes at a 2% increase or 120% of the Consumer Price Index...

As an elected official familiar with the future pension obligations in my state, as well as an experienced financial-services professional, I respectfully disagree with those who seek to minimize the looming crisis. In his article, “Pensions Aren’t...