“The final budget presented to the Legislature was a month late, rife with excessive spending and short on relief for taxpayers. The budget contained some positive items that I have been advocating for, such as support for farmers, expanded school aid,...

“Two years of late budgets are showing us that one-party rule isn’t working for New Yorkers. After last year's late budget, those involved should have done more to start this negotiation process earlier to ensure meeting the budget deadline of April...

“Today, I would like to applaud the Town of New Lisbon on the groundbreaking of their new town highway garage. This roughly 9,800 sq. ft. facility will replace the current town highway garage building that is more than 50 years old. This approximately...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) and his Assembly Minority colleagues are proposing reforms to the Raise the Age law to provide better mechanisms to hold 16- and 17-year-olds accountable for heinous crimes such as homicide, sex offenses and...

“The Assembly Majority’s One-House Budget Proposal would spend $6 billion more than the already out-of-control proposal of $227 billion by Governor Kathy Hochul. While there are some positives, such as increases to funding for agricultural programs...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) is calling for funding increases to the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) and the Extreme Winter Recovery Program (EWR), which Gov. Hochul is holding flat despite inflation increasing...

Assemblyman Brian Miller’s (R,C-New Hartford) Resolution declaring March as Pure New York State Maple Month was passed today in the Assembly (K.144). “There is much to celebrate when it comes to maple production in our state, and I am proud to declare...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) partnered with elementary students throughout the 122nd Assembly District to create and deliver Valentine’s Day cards and messages to cheer seniors living in area nursing homes. “Valentine’s Day can be...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) has launched a petition to tell Gov. Hochul that New York residents should have a choice in what type of energy they consume,how they heat their homes and businesses and how they cook their meals. “I am launching...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) served breakfast to students at the annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) breakfast held on their legislative advocacy day in Albany. Students in the FFA program come to visit legislators to discuss their program...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) today joined his Assembly and Senate Minoritycolleagues, family members of crime victims, and victims’ rights advocates to call for changes to bail reform. Miller is namely calling for judicial discretion...

“I am pleased to see that after all these years of advocating for video livestreamed committee meetings that it’s finally here. It was a policy passed in the Legislature before my tenure, but it hasn’t been implemented over multiple years. During...

Assemblyman Miller (R,C-New Hartford) announced today that he was reappointed by Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski) as to serve as vice chair of the Steering Committee for the Assembly Minority Committee. In this position, Miller will...

“While I appreciate governor Hochul’s focus on making New York a safer and more affordable place to live, I encourage her to take actionable steps to realize positive change for residents in our state.However, is she willing to really go after the...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) is pleased to announce three libraries in the 101st Assembly District will be awarded a total of $131,758 in construction awards. This program is part of the 2021-22 State Budget Capital Fund. “Public libraries...

“Family farmers and the whole agricultural industry have been sharing their deep concerns about how the change in the overtime threshold would negatively impact farms and, in turn, upstate New York. The Farm Laborers Wage Board’s decision disregards...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) secured a State and Municipal (SAM) Facilities Grant for the Village of West Winfield’s recent restoration of Bisby Hall, a 1909 building that serves as village hall and community center. “Bisby Hall means...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) is calling on the Legislature to take action in disbanding the Farm Laborers Wage Board, which is slated to vote to lower the threshold of overtime for farm workers in September. The assemblyman has been advocating...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) awarded $25,000 in Library Bullet Aid to the New Hartford Public Library and Clayville Library Association, both of which are part of the Mid-York Library System. New Hartford will receive $15,000 and Clayville...

The last several years have been marked by upheaval in New York. Just as everyone is still gaining their footing after the height of the pandemic, scandal rocked the state’s highest office when it was discovered Gov. Cuomo was working to make a profit...