In the past decade, over one million New Yorkers have fled to other states in search of lower taxes and a greater opportunity to achieve the American Dream. As a lifelong Western New Yorker, I want all of us to be able to afford to stay here with our...

This downstate dominated one-party designed budget is an attack on upstate New York. With one million New Yorkers having already fled our state’s “tax and spend” culture since 2010, we needed this budget to do something to reduce the high...

Not only is the closed-door, piecemeal process of this year’s budget an affront to any responsible New Yorker, but this budget is also an attack on the millions of taxpaying New Yorkers who live north of Westchester. Though we are yet to see the...

Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,C,I,Ref-Lockport) testified at the Joint Budget Conference Committee on Transportation during a briefing today on 2019-20 State Budget negotiations. Norris was appointed to serve as a representative on the committee by Assembly...

When it comes to carving away at Second Amendment rights in Albany, there is always a multitude of consequences that, unfortunately, are often not considered by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who introduce these measures. That is certainly...

Watch The Video: https://youtu.be/BSTRWaSYjTU A strong supporter of home health aides, Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,I-Lockport) rallied with direct-care workers and their clients from across the state today outside the governor’s Executive Chamber...

Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,C,I,Ref-Lockport) attended the Joint Budget Conference Committee on Transportation today in Albany to advocate for the inclusion of three local infrastructure priorities in this year’s budget. The priorities include increased...

Though there is some positive news in the Assembly Majority’s one-house budget – namely restorations to the Aid to Municipality funding and Extreme Winter Recovery Program, a long overdue increase in reimbursement for local governments that...

This state budget is already proving to be one of the toughest of Gov. Cuomo’s tenure and with one party controlling the process, it is discouraging to hear how deeply progressive – not to mention expensive – this budget could get. At...

Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,I,C,Ref-Lockport) rallied with highway superintendents from throughout the 144th Assembly District and across the state today in Albany in support of increased funding for the state’s local roads and bridges, which account...

Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,C,I,Ref-Lockport) welcomed Lockport student musician Austin Dick to Albany this week to perform through the New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) annual concert series in the Empire State Concourse. “NYSSMA’s...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/UCdyJeQFIM0 Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,C,I,Ref-Lockport) joined Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) and members of the Assembly Minority Conference today calling for Albany to reconsider its priorities when...

The legislative discussion at our state Capitol is now filled with an expansive progressive agenda that is out of step with the priorities of Western New York families and taxpayers. As part of this movement, unfortunately, the priorities of criminals...

Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,I,C,Ref-Lockport) was proud to welcome a delegation from the Niagara County and Clarence Youth Bureaus to the state Capitol this week. The group was in Albany to discuss their efforts to support positive development of youth...

As a member of the Assembly Committee on Transportation as well as the Committee on Ways and Means, which oversees the state’s budget process, I am particularly concerned that enough emphasis is not being placed on improving infrastructure in our...

“Enactment of the Child Victims Act is long overdue and I am pleased it will open the door for a proper judicial process. Child victims deserve the opportunity for justice and people must be held responsible.”

Enactment of the Child Victims Act is long overdue and I am pleased it will open the door for a proper judicial process. Child victims deserve the opportunity for justice and people must be held responsible.

As the sponsor of the State Contracts Sunlight Act, one of the first procurement reform bills in Albany, Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,I,C,Ref-Lockport) said that with the governor’s now apparent support for reforming the process, there is hope that...

Though I support cutting taxes for the middle class and making the property tax cap permanent, enacting the Child Victims Act once and for all, investing in our state’s infrastructure, and reforming how our state government works, I was discouraged...

As the Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly’s Election Law Committee, Assemblyman Mike Norris (R,I,C,Ref-Lockport) today brought his experience as an elections attorney to the debate over a package of bills that would open up voting in New York...