New York State Assembly

As tax season arrives, many of you are expecting tax refund checks and want that refund as soon as possible to keep yourself from going further into debt. However, I am urging people to be aware and not turn to refund anticipation loans (RALs) to receive...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today announced the Western Erie Canal Alliance and the Landmark Society of Western New York have been awarded funding through the Quality Communities Grant Program. $192,000 over the next two years will go toward...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today announced the Western Erie Canal Alliance and the Landmark Society of Western New York have been awarded funding through the Quality Communities Grant Program. $192,000 over the next two years will go toward...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today announced an ethics and lobbying reform agreement between Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislators, touting it as a major accomplishment toward correcting a system that has been fraught with corruption and...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today announced an ethics and lobbying reform agreement between Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislators, touting it as a major accomplishment toward correcting a system that has been fraught with corruption and...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced that the Assembly, Senate and governor have reached agreement on a landmark ethics reform package that will curtail gifts from lobbyists to legislators, and create a comprehensive watchdog agency to ensure...

An Anti-Waste Transfer Station Task Force, led by Assemblyman William Colton, District Leaders Charlie Ragusa and Jeanette Givant of the 47th Assembly District and joined by various Environmental and Community groups: Ludger Balan of the Urban Divers...

An Anti-Waste Transfer Station Task Force, led by Assemblyman William Colton, District Leaders Charlie Ragusa and Jeanette Givant of the 47th Assembly District and joined by various Environmental and Community groups: Ludger Balan of the Urban Divers...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) supported the passage of major reforms to the State’s budget process. The reforms will improve the process by making it more transparent and legislators more accountable. “All of these reforms are...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) supported the passage of major reforms to the State’s budget process. The reforms will improve the process by making it more transparent and legislators more accountable. “All of these reforms are...

Assemblyman Philip Ramos (D-Central Islip) announced today that the Assembly, Senate and governor have come to an agreement to greatly limit special interest money in state government. This landmark ethics reform package will rein in gifts from lobbyist...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced that budget reform legislation she sponsored (A.2755/S.1322) passed both the Assembly and Senate and was signed into law (Ch. 1 of 2007) by Governor Spitzer on January 24, 2007. The new budget reform legislation...

Assemblyman William Colton will discuss the events and experiences that occurred in his trip to Israel, December 2, 2006 to December 11, 2006 sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council. Many members of the community bear ties to Israel by...

Assemblyman William Colton will discuss the events and experiences that occurred in his trip to Israel, December 2, 2006 to December 11, 2006 sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council. Many members of the community bear ties to Israel by...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) applauded an innovative budget reform agreement reached between the Assembly, Senate and the new governor to modernize the budget process. He also announced that the Assembly has passed legislation that he sponsored...

One of my first priorities for the 2007 legislative session is to get strict, meaningful civil confinement legislation passed and signed into law by the governor. As of today, it has been 5,068 days since the Assembly minority first proposed the idea....

One of my first priorities for the 2007 legislative session is to get strict, meaningful civil confinement legislation passed and signed into law by the governor. As of today, it has been 5,068 days since the Assembly minority first proposed the idea....

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is reminding citizens to file a STAR Local Property Tax Rebate application with the State Department of Taxation and Finance if they believe they are eligible for the rebate but have yet to receive a check. The...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is reminding citizens to file a STAR Local Property Tax Rebate application with the State Department of Taxation and Finance if they believe they are eligible for the rebate but have yet to receive a check. The...

During Governor Spitzer’s State of the State address he highlighted several changes to state government that echoed the change that voters called for. He focused on ethics reform, and changing the status quo in state government. He outlined his plan...

During Governor Spitzer’s State of the State address he highlighted several changes to state government that echoed the change that voters called for. He focused on ethics reform, and changing the status quo in state government. He outlined his plan...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today joined the Assembly Minority Conference in a call for a major overhaul to the state Legislature’s member item process, saying the current process lacks transparency, accountability and fairness because...

Governor Eliot Spitzer today delivered his first State of the State address outlining plans for a three-year, $6 billion property tax cut aimed at the middle class and other initiatives to reform state government and revitalize the upstate economy. “The...

With the start of a new year and a new era upon us in New York State, we’re embarking on exciting times. Eliot Spitzer promises to be a hard-working, dedicated governor, and the Assembly stands ready to partner with him to deliver the positive change...

With the start of a new year and a new era upon us in New York State, we’re embarking on exciting times. Eliot Spitzer promises to be a hard-working, dedicated governor, and the Assembly stands ready to partner with him to deliver the positive change...

After hearing Governor Eliot Spitzer’s State of the State address, Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick was optimistic that the newly-elected governor has the vision that New York needs, though adding, the real challenge lies ahead. “The ideas set forth...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today expressed satisfaction with a new Timothy’s Law that passed both houses of the State legislature in a special session Wednesday, and now awaits the Governor’s signature. The measure requires adults and...

Steve Hawley (R,I,C,-Batavia) today announced the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has awarded the LeRoy Historical Society a grant totaling $5,000. The money comes as part of the New York State Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) $5,386,303...