New York State Assembly

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin announced today Assembly passage of legislation allowing women needing Emergency Contraception (EC) – or the morning-after pill – to access it through a pharmacist or registered nurse without...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) today announced the availability of a tuition assistance scholarship for the Cadet Appointment Program at the State University of New York Maritime College. The university offers full-tuition scholarships...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-North Merrick) recently called on Gov. George Pataki and the state Legislature to reinstate the sales tax exemption on purchases of clothing and shoes costing less than $110. The sales tax was originally eliminated...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C-North Merrick) is announcing availability of the 2004-2005 "New York State Ski and Travel Guide." The guide is published by the state’s Empire Development Agency and features a sampling of New York’s ski centers...

Assemblyman Phil Ramos (D – Central Islip) announced today that the Assembly once again passed an election reform package he sponsored. This package modernizes the voting process and helps New York to comply with the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA)...

Assemblyman Philip Ramos (D–Central Islip) announced today his appointment to five Assembly committees: Education; Housing; Local Governments; Aging; and Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry. "I’ve worked hard to secure...

Assemblyman William Colton has arranged with the AAA to give Defensive Driving Safety Courses at 29 Bay 25th Street (Off 86th Street). Call Paul Lipton or Jeanette Givant for information at 718 236 1598, or to set up an appointment. There will an...

Assemblyman Colton (47th AD-D), upset with the darkness that is prevailing through many of streets in the neighborhood, has sent letters to the Department of Transportation (DOT) and to Con Ed to complain. "There have been street lights out...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz was re-appointed as chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Chairs are appointed every two years for a two year term. Assemblyman Dinowitz will chair the committee for...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has introduced legislation to amend New York State’s adoption laws to grant full faith and credit to adoption decrees from foreign countries. This bill will provide the same rights to foreign adoptions as adoptions in New...

Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) and his Assembly colleagues made rules reform their first order of business in the 2005 legislative session. The changes will improve constituent representation and the dysfunctional legislative and budget...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) in one of her first acts in Albany unveiled a comprehensive reform plan she sponsored that will fundamentally change for the better the way New York’s government operates. "By electing me to office, the...

Assemblymember William Colton (D-Brooklyn) announced that a bipartisan agreement has been reached on a comprehensive reform plan that he sponsored to fundamentally improve the way the New York State Assembly operates. "It’s no secret that serious...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) is hailing the bipartisan agreement designed to reform Assembly rules because it would dramatically improve the conduct of legislative business. "New Yorkers deserve an open, accountable and efficient...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, in conjunction with North Central Bronx Hospital, with the help of Arthur Wagner, its director, will provide members of the community with free flu shots next week. The session will be on Friday, January 21st. Shots...

With tax time now upon us, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has 2005 New York State Tax forms available in his district office. All State forms are available but in limited amounts. Forms will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. "I...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) and the members of the Assembly Minority conference today announced a new action plan designed to reinvigorate the state’s economy, reform state government, protect New Yorkers, improve the education system...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is announcing that the Assembly is tackling reform by introducing a large package of reform bills at the start of this year’s session. The following eight reform bills are being introduced: Budget Reform Implementation Legislation;...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I–Smithtown) joined Assembly Minority Leader Charles H. Nesbitt and their Assembly Minoritiy colleagues today to announce a new action plan to reinvigorate the state’s economy, reform state government, protect...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, in conjunction with New York Presbyterian Hospital, will provide members of the community with free flu shots next week. Councilman Koppell and Congressman Engel will co-sponsor the event. The session will be on Thursday,...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is criticizing a plan by President Bush’s administration to revamp the federal tax code that would cost New Yorkers tens of billions of dollars in tax deductions. Dinowitz stated, "If enacted, millions of middle- and...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is pleased to announce that the new bi-partisan legislation raising New York’s woefully inadequate minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.15 per hour went into effect January 1 of this year. The phase-in legislation, which increases...

Following the latest horrific incident involving a dean and student falling down an elevator shaft at Brooklyn’s troubled Lafayette High School, Assemblymember William Colton (D-Bensonhurst) has fired off a letter to Mayor Bloomberg, DOE Chancellor...

Lafayette-Gate Colton: "The Era of DOE Cover-Ups Is Over" Calls for the State Department of Education Commissioner Richard Mills to step in and thoroughly investigate yesterday’s horrific incident involving a student and dean falling down...

Earlier this year, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz reached out to the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) to request that parking lines be re-painted along West 237th Street between Independence Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway. The Assemblyman is pleased...

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is harshly criticizing the ruling handed down on Thursday by the New York State Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals ruled that the power to make budgets lies in the hands of the Governor. The Court’s ruling affirmed...