Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that the first bill in her legislative package to strengthen tenants’ rights and help ensure safe, affordable housing has passed the Assembly. “We’re facing an affordable housing crisis...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass a responsible 2019-20 state budget that makes the 2% property tax cap permanent and includes vital funding for Aid and Incentives to Municipalities (AIM). “Hardworking Central...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she passed the 2019-20 state budget, which includes key investments to strengthen Central New York’s education system, clean water infrastructure and environment. “From the quality...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass this year’s Assembly budget proposal, which makes key investments to strengthen New York’s health care system and rein in rising medical costs. “If a person becomes...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that this year’s Assembly state budget proposal includes major investments in public education (E.164). “While all students may not come from the same circumstances, this should never mean...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass a legislative package to strengthen New York’s anti-discrimination laws and ensure that all New Yorkers are treated with dignity and respect in the workplace. “New York...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that legislation she co-sponsored to improve teacher evaluations by delinking them from standardized testing and returning control to school districts passed the Assembly (A.10475). This is essential...

ssemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass the Child Victims Act, which empowers more victims of childhood sexual abuse to hold their abusers accountable in civil or criminal court by extending the civil and criminal statutes...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass equal pay legislation to combat wage inequality and help hardworking Central New York families. “As long as women are paid less and their work is undervalued, families suffer,”...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass the 2018-19 state budget, which increases funding for local schools and eliminates barriers so Onondaga County students can succeed in the classroom and beyond. “Every...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass the 2018-19 state budget, which includes meaningful measures to combat sexual harassment. “Sexual harassment has absolutely no place in our society,” Hunter said. “For...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass the 2018-19 state budget, which increases funding for local schools and eliminates barriers so Onondaga County students can succeed in the classroom and beyond. “Every...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that the Assembly budget proposal includes sizable increases in funding for public schools in Central New York and across the state. “A good education is one of the greatest gifts we can give...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she helped pass legislation to tackle gun violence in New York. This is a critical issue for Syracuse, which has a teen shooting rate twice that of other cities with similar sized populations.1...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that legislation she authored allowing election inspectors to work split shifts and receive prorated compensation takes effect on Sunday, March 11 (Ch. 293 of 2017). “Poll workers are a vital...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that she will be participating in the newly formed Assembly workgroup to address sexual harassment. The workgroup was organized by Speaker Carl E. Heastie to discuss and implement measures to combat...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) hand-delivered Valentine’s Day cards from students at Van Duyn Elementary School to veterans at Clear Path for Veterans in Chittenango and the Syracuse VA Medical Center as part of her annual Valentines for...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at a press conference in support of Gillibrand’s legislation to expand the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program (S.526). “This legislation is critical...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) has been a staunch advocate for voting reforms and reaffirmed her commitment to passing early voting legislation this year during a press conference Tuesday. Early voting increases the voting time frame so...

Assemblymember Pamela J. Hunter (D-Syracuse) announced that the Assembly passed a bill she authored to expand health insurance coverage for concurrent symptoms and side effects without additional prior authorization (A.1129). “Doctors shouldn’t...