Press Releases

Walsh Rallies with St. Clare’s Pensioners

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Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) joined fellow Senate and Assembly members of the Capitol Region and St. Clare’s pensioners at a rally at the State Capitol to urge the state to launch an investigation into St. Clare’s Hospital’s...

Walsh, County Clerk Hayner Criticize Passage of the Green Light Bill

Editor’s Note: Click here for Assemblywoman Walsh’s comments.https://youtu.be/AyTq2pBXGvY Today, the state Assembly passed Assembly Bill 3675-B, known as the “Green Light Bill” that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain New York...

Walsh Calls for Passage of Criminal Justice Amendment

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Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) joined colleagues at a press conference held by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R,C,I-Franklin Square), Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R,C,I,Ref-New Suffolk) and Washington County District Attorney Tony Jordan to...

Walsh Criticizes Green Light Bill

Today in the Transportation Committee, Assembly Majority members voted to move forward Assembly Bill 3675-A that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. The bill will likely come to the floor before the end of session this month....

Walsh Welcomes Ballston Spa Seniors To The State Capitol

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) welcomes Ballston Spa High School Seniors to the State Capitol on Wednesday, May 29.
Today Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) welcomed students from Ballston Spa High School to the State Capitol. The group of senior honor students and their teacher, Dan Hornick, visited the Assembly Chamber and had an opportunity to hear from...

Walsh Reacts to Legislation Targeting Federal Administration

This week, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) voted against pieces of legislation designed to allow Congress to obtain President Trump’s tax returns from the state (A.7194-A) and allow the New York Attorney General to prosecute individuals...

Walsh Welcomes Clifton Park-Halfmoon EMS Corps Members to the State Capitol

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) pictured with members of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Emergency Medical Services Corps on Tuesday May 21.
Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh welcomed members of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Emergency Medical Services Corps to the State Capitol. Paramedics Caitlin Overholt, Patrick Lurenz, Gina Wierzbowski, EMT Tyrone Mitchell, Deputy Director of Operations...

Walsh Calls For Tax Exemptions to Volunteer Firefighters and EMS

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Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) helped introduce legislation (A.7655) with Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) that would free volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel from paying state income...

Walsh Highlights Donate Life Month

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) is celebrating Donate Life Month throughout April and is encouraging residents to become organ donors. Throughout the country, approximately 113,000 men, women and children are currently waiting for an organ...

Walsh Criticizes Pro-Criminal Legislation

This week, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) voiced her concerns for Assembly Bill 4319, a bill that would permit the Board of Parole to evaluate all inmates over the age of 55 for possible parole release. Inmates eligible would be those...

Walsh Launches Petition for Gold Star Families

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) is encouraging constituents to sign a petition to allow Gold Star families expanded access to free SUNY and CUNY tuition, following the Assembly Majority’s decision to block Assembly bill A.2991. Currently,...

Walsh Commends Funding of Gold Star Families’ Scholarships

“Our military men and women make important sacrifices for our country and it is outrageous that this bill was blocked in the first place. While I am proud to have been a part of the passage of expanding access of free state tuition to Gold Star families,...

Assembly Majority Calls Bill to Help Military Family Members Attend College an “Entitlement”

Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) called out the Assembly Majority for blocking a bill (A.2991) that would provide free college tuition to family members of New York state military personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty....

Walsh, Minority Colleagues Call for Hearings to Correct State Testing System

Editor’s Note: Letter attached. Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) joined her colleagues in calling on the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Education to convene a hearing regarding the botched State testing that occurred last week....

Walsh: 2019 Budget Update Fails the Average New Yorker

“We knew that going into this year’s budget process with a $2.3 billion revenue shortfall would make it challenging to provide the necessary financial support for the essential programs and services available to New Yorkers. It’s no surprise...

Walsh Rallies for Fair Wages For Direct-Care Workers

Pictured: Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) attends rally calling for a living wage for direct-care workers on Monday, March 25
***Editor’s Note: Click here https://youtu.be/g24CFy-ecYc for Assemblywoman Walsh’s comments. Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) attended the #bfair2DirectCare rally at the New York State Capitol. The rally included hundreds...

Walsh Calls For Increase in Funding For Mental Hygiene System

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) attends press conference on Wednesday, March 20.
Today, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) attended a press conference calling for an increase in funding for the mental hygiene system in this year’s final budget. The conference was hosted by Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, chairwoman...

Walsh Welcomes the Unified Military Council to State Capitol

Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I,-Ballston) welcomes members of the Unified Military Affairs Council on Wednesday, March 13.
Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) welcomed members of the Unified Military Affairs Council (UMAC) to the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 13. UMAC is an initiative of the Capital Region Chamber that recognizes the importance of our military...

Walsh Reacts to Assembly One-House Budget

“The Assembly one-house budget priorities are both commendable and detrimental to New York state.  The restoration of much-needed funding to Medicaid— a loss which would have been catastrophic to our Emergency Medical Services, pharmacies...

Walsh Weighs in on New York’s Placement on Federal Education Watch List

On Monday, The Board of Regents learned that New York has been on a federal watch list for failing to properly educate students with disabilities. Regents members are responsible for all educational activities throughout the state, but claim they were...