Ithaca, NY — On Friday, Assemblymember Anna Kelles, Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, and 25 colleagues sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo and Health Commissioner Howard Zucker urging the New York State Department of Health to update guidelines for...

Dear Community, I hope this finds you all safe and in good health. Many of you and your loved ones have been suffering because you have not been able to visit your family and friends in nursing homes. Residents of these facilities have been deeply...

Yesterday, throughout the nation we collectively held our breath for a jury in Minneapolis to hand down their verdict in the trial of police officer Derek Chauvin. The country and the world witnessed a history-making decision to hold a police officer...

ITHACA -- As New York State lawmakers close in on a budget for the coming year, a host of Tompkins County electeds including Assemblywoman Anna Kelles will hold a press conference this afternoon to champion for the inclusion in the final state budget...

Ithaca, NY — Our office has been notified of risk to all State offices. The Governor and the New York Assembly and New York State Senate leadership are collectively adding extra law enforcement protections for the State government for the safety of...

Ithaca, NY — Assemblymember Dr. Anna R. Kelles announced today that projected allocations to municipal governments under the American Rescue Plan of 2021, which President Joe Biden is soon expected to sign, have been released by the New York State Assembly....

Cortland, NY — Assemblymember Kelles is pleased to announce the opening of the Cortland District Office on April 1, 2021.The office will be located in the newly refurbished Hopkins Block at 83 Main Street, Cortland. The Assemblymember and staff are...

It is deeply painful to read the stories of Charlotte Bennett and Lindsay Boylan, the two women who have courageously shared credible accounts of sexual harassment by Governor Andrew Cuomo. We must follow through with an independent investigation into...

I support the New York Legislature’s recent actions to pass A.3355, commonly known as the “Walking While Trans bill.” The piece of legislation would repeal the Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution law, Penal Law Section 240.37, which was enacted...

Across the nation we are witnessing hate crimes against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Tompkins and Cortland Counties are not exempt from this hurtful intimation and brutality. As members of this community, we want all constituents to feel safe...

Ithaca, NY — I am alarmed by the Attorney General’s report that the actual number of deaths related to COVID-19 in New York nursing homes far exceeds what has been reported by state health officials and Governor Cuomo’s Administration. Equally...

Ithaca, NY — Assemblymember Anna Kelles was sworn-in on January 6, 2021 to the New York State Assembly, where she and her newly elected colleagues took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the State of New York. “I am excited...