Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced the Assembly passed legislation he co-sponsored to increase the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour beginning January 2013 (A.9148). The bill would also...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced that he helped secure a public construction grant of over $18,000 for the Chili Public Library in Rochester. The grant was provided through a $14 million capital fund appropriated...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced the Assembly passed a legislative package that would work to end wage discrimination statewide. The legislation is accompanied by a resolution proclaiming April 17, 2012,...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced that the 2012-13 state budget includes $300,000 in funding for the Cornell Cooperative Extension pilot program. The funds will be leveraged against investments from county...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced the Assembly passed an on-time 2012-13 state budget that includes increased funding for higher education (A.9057-D). The funds are a welcome addition for SUNY schools across...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced that the 2012-13 state budget allocates $30.6 million for EPIC restoration. The funds will be used to bring back the co-payment assistance program that was eliminated on...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced the exemption on state sales tax for clothing, footwear and related items costing $110 or less, will return to New York State beginning April 1. “This sales tax exemption...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced the anticipated passage of a 2012-13 state budget with much-needed increases to education funding (A.9057-D). This money is vitally important for the education of our children....

“In an effort to ease the financial burden on local governments, I supported a measure in the final 2012-13 budget that allows county clerks to take a portion of the fees collected online from state DMV transactions. Currently, the county clerk only...

A number of municipalities in Monroe County will receive a boost in funding for crime prevention programs over the next year. Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced that $80,000 he helped secure will be used...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced his support for the Assembly Majority’s plan to increase the minimum wage. The current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, under the Assembly’s bill, it would increase to...

“I applaud Governor Cuomo and Lt. Governor Duffy for leadership in creating, structuring and organizing the Regional Economic Development Councils that started the dialogue between stake-holders leading to today’s announcement. The Governor and Lt....

“The legislation we are taking up today will ensure the state’s fiscal stability, while also providing much-needed tax relief, cutting taxes for our struggling middle class. Not only are we making our tax code more fair for all, I am pleased to see...

Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (D-Rochester/Chili/Riga/Rush/Wheatland) announced that he will be partnering with the Dimitri House for the “Holiday Helping Hand Drive,” a clothing and food drive to help those struggling to make ends meet and stay...

Assemblymember Bronson (D-Rochester, Chili, Riga, Rush, Wheatland) applauded Governor Cuomo’s signing of a law that will begin to restore the public’s faith in government. “With our state’s future on the line, our hardworking families need...

Assemblymember Bronson (D-Rochester, Chili, Riga, Rush, Wheatland) applauded Governor Cuomo’s signing of a law that will create the New York State Capital Access Program (CAP) and establish the Innovate NY Fund (Ch. 103 of 2011). “Small businesses...

“Today is a historic day for New York. Today, we recognize the legitimate union of two loving adults without discrimination. Today, all New Yorkers will be able to share the same rights and responsibilities when they enter into a state-sanctioned marriage....

“As a proud product of the SUNY system: undergraduate at SUNY Oswego and graduate law studies at the University at Buffalo, I know the quality and value of our state colleges are top-notch. To ensure they continue in that tradition, I supported legislation...

“Today the Assembly passed its property tax cap legislation that will provide meaningful relief to the hardworking families of Monroe County. This legislation will give real relief to overburdened taxpayers and protect schools and vital local government...

“Like many of you, it is difficult to put into words the emotional tide engulfing me at this historical moment. For years many of us have fought to have our love, our commitments and our relationships treated with the respect and dignity opposite sex...