Press Releases

Palmesano Reacts To Governor’s Budget Address

“I agree with the governor that this will be a difficult budget. However, simply blaming the federal government for our challenges fails to address the long-term structural problems we face as a state. “The governor has to take some responsibility...

Palmesano Appointed To Assembly Education Committee

Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I-Canandaigua) has appointed Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) to serve on the Assembly Committee on Education. This is a new opportunity for Palmesano. Issues considered by the Assembly Education...

Palmesano January ‘Grants Action News’ Update

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “January Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month,...

Palmesano Reacts To Governor’s State Of The State Address

“The governor laid out a broad and ambitious agenda in his annual State of the State address. While I welcome his thoughts as a starting point for discussions on important policies that will affect all New Yorkers, I think it’s important to withhold...

Palmesano Decries Assault on Correction Officer, Demands Cuomo Administration Provide Resources to Keep Correction Officers, Staff Safe

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) today expressed his deepest concern for the correction officer who was assaulted by two inmates at Groveland Correctional Facility on Saturday. The brutal attack left the officer with cuts to his face and chest...

Palmesano Honored As a Fighter for Agriculture

A Statement by Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) “I am honored and grateful to again be inducted into the New York Farm Bureau’s “Circle of Friends.” Since I was elected to the state Assembly in 2010, I’ve always done my best to...

Palmesano December ‘Grants Action News’ Update

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “December Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month,...

Palmesano Applauds Launch of Online Organ, Eye and Tissue Registry

“Today, I’m pleased to announce that New Yorkers can now register online as organ, eye and tissue donors on the state’s revamped organ donor registry. You can save up to eight lives with one click. This is a game-changer and will certainly improve...

Our Veterans Lay The Foundation For Our Communities

On Veterans Day, we honor individuals for making a profound choice—to put their families, their friends, their fellow citizens, and their country above everything else, including their own life. Veterans in our community were willing to lay down their...

Statement By Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning)

"I am pleased that the governor signed our bill guaranteeing volunteer firefighters access to cancer coverage. I was proud to sponsor the legislation in the Assembly. Volunteer firefighters form the backbone of our rural communities, and the risks they're...

Together, We Can Save More Lives

In recent years, I’ve worked with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both houses of our Legislature in Albany to address a profound public health crisis, a quiet killer that is causing needless death and suffering. Too many of us find...

Palmesano October ‘Grants Action News’ Update

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “October Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month,...

Palmesano Highlights Importance of Direct-Care Professionals during Week Honoring Their Accomplishments

With “Direct Support Professionals” week underway, I wanted to take a moment to reiterate my commitment to the dedicated men and women who provide critical healthcare services to the developmentally disabled. Communities across the country mark September...

Palmesano Highlights Importance of Direct-Care Professionals during Week Honoring Their Accomplishments

With “Direct Support Professionals” week underway, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) today affirmed his commitment to the dedicated men and women who provide critical healthcare services to the developmentally disabled. Communities across...

Palmesano September ‘Grants Action News’ Update

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “September Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities....

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Palmesano August ‘Grants Action News’ Update

O’mara and Palmesano: Watkins Glen Revitalization Award Keeps Fueling Southern Tier, Finger Lakes

Watkins Glen, N.Y., August 10—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats), a member of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (REDC), and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) applauded today’s announcement that the village...

Palmesano, Errigo co-hosting September 12 event with Steuben County Office of the Aging

Aging in America is rapidly reaching a crisis point. Thanks to advances in medicine, people are living longer, but when it comes to the realities of aging, we have much work to do. According to Dr. Chip Teel of Full Circle America, seniors have a powerful...