Press Releases

Maher Advocating for Paid Family Leave to Cover Parents Who Experience Stillbirths

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Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) joined a group of bipartisan legislators and advocates calling for the inclusion of stillbirth as a qualifying event for paid family leave in the state. The assemblyman is signing on as a sponsor of Assemblywoman Jenifer...

Maher Calls for Multiple Approaches to Improve Public Safety

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) today joined his Assembly and Senate Minority colleagues, family members of crime victims and victims’ rights advocates to call for changes to the state’s bail reform laws. Maher is calling on the Legislature to...

Maher Says Livestreamed Committee Meetings A Step Toward Transparency in Government

“The New York State Assembly Minority Conference has long advocated for more transparency concerning how standing committees operate. I am proud to announce that our advocacy has finally paid off and all committees will now be livestreamed. This is...

Newly Elected Assemblyman Maher Sworn into Office

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Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) was sworn into office on December 31, 2022, at the Most Precious Blood School in Walden, with the oath being administered by Orange County Clerk Kelly Eskew. He also was sworn in in Albany at the state Capitol on January...

Maher Urges Governor to Address Youth Flight in the Coming Year

"Gov. Hochul and I share the same concerns over New York's out-migration issue. While the Governor is focused heavily on housing, that is just one important part of this problem and we have to take a multi-faceted approach. I am interested in looking...