Memorial Day is a day of reflection when we take time to pay homage to our veterans and thank our active duty military personnel. It is important that we join together in recognizing the dedication, loyalty and ultimately the sacrifices that so many men...

To protect New York State residents from the invasive crime of identity theft, the Assembly has passed legislation I sponsored to help curb this growing problem. The Assembly’s complete package consists of several bills aiming to crack down on identity...

Whether you are commuting to work, traveling on vacation or bringing the kids to little league, we are all paying more attention to how much gas we are using for these trips. The high gas prices have affected everything we do. With summer around the...

Since New York currently has a multibillion dollar surplus of the taxpayers’ money, it is extremely important that we put some of that money back in the pockets of working families. When the Legislature met in open conference committees last month,...

On November 17, 2000, eight-month-old Cynthia Gibbs died after reckless abuse by her babysitter. A month later, eleven-month-old Skipper Lithco III died after a similar trauma. Less than a year later, Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) took the life of seventeen-month-old...

The Legislature’s bipartisan budget protects New York’s most vulnerable populations by funding critical nursing home, hospital and emergency care. The Assembly and Senate restore over $1 billion of the governor’s $1.3 billion in health care cuts,...

While working families in Central New York tighten their household budgets and make difficult sacrifices to deal with skyrocketing energy costs, the Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY) is doling out money irresponsibly and costing taxpayers...

Over the past week, the Assembly and Senate have worked together in joint budget conference committees to bring New Yorkers a budget that focuses on job creation to stimulate our state economy. As an alternate member of the Economic Development Joint...

Instead of cutting New York’s health care system to the bone – as the governor has proposed – the Assembly’s budget restores funding and invests in our health care system. Our budget rejects the governor’s attack on health care and instead substantially...

Responsible parents will do everything possible to protect their children. However, there are instances when parents make irresponsible decisions that often put their children at risk. To prevent these situations from happening, I have introduced legislation...

On February 27, 2006, Assemblymember Magnarelli, chair of the Task Force on University-Industry Cooperation, held a hearing in Albany, New York, on The Role of New York State in Commercializing Research & Development Innovations. The hearing was co-sponsored...

Recently, you may have heard the story of how an Internet Web site said it was able to buy the cell phone records of former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark. All Americanblog.com needed, it said, was Clark’s cell phone number and a credit...

In his State of the State address, the governor boasted of numerous tax cuts for the middle class. But in his budget proposal, released just a week later, those tax cuts for families who need them most were conspicuously absent. Instead, the governor’s...

It’s time to bring openness and transparency to the state’s shadowy world of government contracts. Taxpayers expect that their state government will be responsive and accountable to them. In an effort to keep a better eye on how tax dollars are being...

We should make it easier, not harder, for New York’s most vulnerable families to get medical help. But after 12 years and 12 budgets, the governor has learned little about revamping our health care system to improve access to affordable health care. He...

The governor recently released the details of his final spending plan and I’m already troubled by his budget’s impact on our schools and colleges. Governor Pataki’s budget claims to lay a foundation for the state’s upcoming fiscal year, but all...