In honor of Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced the Assembly’s passage of legislation to help ensure New Yorkers with disabilities are treated fairly. “The injustice that New Yorkers...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced he is partnering with the local Chambers of Commerce in Schenectady, Fulton and Montgomery counties to host a business breakfast meeting with Ken Adams, Empire State Development (ESD) President and...

In an effort to alleviate soaring energy prices for local small businesses, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced that legislation he sponsored to establish a Small Business Energy Assistance and Advocacy Services Program passed the...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced he hosted a “Women of Distinction” awards ceremony on Friday, May 9. The event was held in coordination with Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region to recognize outstanding women in the community...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam), member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced the governor signed into law the “Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act” (Ch. 22 of 2014). This law will make New York a national leader...

“The NYS STEM Incentive Program, which I supported in the final state budget, is a crucial step toward making a college education more affordable. “However, I believe we must do more to address the soaring cost of a college education for New...

In an effort to enhance the Campus Safety Act of 1999, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) helped pass legislation requiring colleges and universities to report violent felonies and missing students to law enforcement within 24 hours of an incident...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced that he will host an electronics recycling event on Saturday, May 10, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at the Time Warner Cable building located at 1021 Highbridge Road in Rotterdam. Home and business...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced he was re-elected as Commander of AMVETS Post 35 in Rotterdam. In 2012, he helped mobilize a movement to revive the Post, which was the first AMVETS Post in the town. “It is an honor serving...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced he attended New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc.’s (NYSID) Veterans’ Summit today. The quarterly event provides an opportunity for lawmakers, representatives from veterans organizations...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam), member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, attended a press conference today in support of the Military Buyback Bill (A.6974-A). This legislation would allow public sector workers who were honorably...

Following the success of his previous Veterans Forum in November, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) will be hosting another conversation with veterans to discuss the issues they and their families are facing. The forum is scheduled for Friday,...

Assemblymembers Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) and Phil Steck (D-Colonie) announced school funding that will help Schenectady City School District fill a projected $10.3 million budget deficit. The announcement came at Schenectady High School where...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced the New York State budget includes language from the “Mohawk Valley and Niagara County Assessment Relief Act” to assist Montgomery County property owners recovering from the devastating effects...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announces that the final budget includes an expansion of the Empire State Film Production Tax Credit to include Albany and Schenectady counties. Santabarbara has been fighting to make sure these counties are...

Assemblymember Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) announced that the “Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act,” which he co-sponsored, has passed in the Assembly (A.9135). The act establishes a program to increase participation of service-disabled...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) has announced that the Assembly budget proposal for SFY 2014-15 includes an increase of nearly $1.1 billion over SFY 2013 – the largest increase in state aid to education in six years. “Investing in...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) has announced that the Assembly budget proposal includes language that would make Albany and Schenectady counties, among others, eligible for upstate film tax credits. Santabarbara has been fighting to make...

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (D-Rotterdam) has announced that the Assembly’s one-house budget proposal includes a measure designed to encourage investments in, and increase tourism to, upstate cities by establishing tax credits for pre-Broadway and...