Griffo secures $50,000 in aid to help build new Stockholm Town Hall
State Senator Joseph Griffo on Friday announced $50,000 in state funding he has secured to help the Town of Stockholm construct a new Town Hall in order to cut energy…
Griffo to SUNY Chancellor: All state college students should eat with flatware made in New York
State Sen. Joseph Griffo is calling upon the State University of New York to begin using on all its campuses dining flatware products that are “Made in New York.” With…
Magee: No more taxpayer-funded pensions for corrupt politicians
Assemblyman Bill Magee issued the following statement: “Nobody works as hard as people do in my district. To see their hard-earned tax dollars being squandered by corrupt politicians is an…
Stirpe votes to strip pensions from corrupt politicians
Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-Cicero) announced that he voted for ethics reforms to help keep elected officials accountable to the public. One piece of legislation strips corrupt politicians of their taxpayer-funded…
Assembly passes legislation to strip corrupt officials of pensions
Statement from Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,I-New Hartford) “Today, my colleagues in the Assembly and I voted to strip pensions from elected officials who are convicted of abusing the power of…
Schneiderman moves to intervene in lawsuit against NYC Board of Elections
A.G.’s Complaint Follows His Investigation Into Brooklyn Voter Purge After the 2016 Presidential Primary, Showing Widespread Violations By NYCBOE Schneiderman: The Right To Vote Is Sacred — Yet NYCBOE Knowingly…
Miller comments on governor’s executive budget proposal
A statement from Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,I-New Hartford) “There were encouraging parts of this year’s Executive Budget proposal including increased education funding, an additional $30 million to combat the heroin…
Gillibrand announces up to $170 million in federal funding for rural broadband expansion
Gillibrand Urged the Federal Communications Commission To Approve New York State’s Request for up to $170 Million in Federal Funds for Broadband U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced up to…
Schneiderman offers tools to protect immigrant communities
A.G. Schneiderman’s Legal Guidance Provides Local Governments And Law Enforcement Agencies With Model Laws And Policies To Help Become “Sanctuary” Jurisdictions Proposed Policies Ensure That Rights Of All New Yorkers…
COLUMN: Miller outlines priorities for 2017
Now that the 2017 Legislative Session has officially begun, there are several issues I plan to focus on that I believe will benefit the residents of the 101st Assembly District.…
State Police investigate fatal snowmobile accident in Lewis County
State Police in Lowville are investigating a fatal snowmobile accident, which occurred in the town of West Turin, Lewis County. At approximately 8:40 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, State Police…
State Bar Association commits to participating in Cuomo’s Immigration Legal Defense project
New York State Bar Association President Claire P. Gutekunst issued the following statement about the public-private immigration legal defense project outlined in Governor Cuomo’s State of the State message: “Too…