Binghamton, NY – In an effort to arm local jobseekers with both technical and academic training needed to find employment, the Binghamton Opportunity Center (BOC) launched with its first class Wednesday. This new pilot program, modeled after the SUNY...

Assemblymembers Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton), and Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D-Erie County) are seeking answers from the New York State Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS) following a roundtable held last month. OCFS...

Binghamton, NY – As part of a nearly $5 billion industry in New York State, Broome County farms generate $150 million annually to the local economy according to new data released today by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Cornell Cooperative Extension of...

As the 2014 legislative session draws to a close, a major agricultural initiative moves one step closer to beginning in New York. The Assembly and Senate passed Wednesday a bill introduced by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Senator Tom O’Mara (A9140/S7047)....

As the new fiscal year in New York State begins, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo announced today several initiatives outlined in the 2014-2015 budget that will help the Southern Tier. “I worked hard with my colleagues in Albany to help pass an on-time...

In light of the recent study released by the National Institute for Safety and Occupational Health (NIOSH) on the effects of exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE), Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo is calling on the Department of Health to adopt a more protective...

Albany, NY – Today, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo joined the Winning Beginnings NY Coalition, a coordinated effort of children’s advocacy groups, in support of the ‘Believe in Children Campaign.’ At the Legislative Office Building in Albany, Lupardo...

We were very gratified to hear Governor Cuomo again declare his strong commitment to the full 10 point Women’s Equality Act in the State of the State address. Governor Cuomo challenged the Legislature to pass the full 10 points, or explain why they...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Senator George Latimer are applauding Governor Cuomo’s decision to help save state funds by delivering money to taxpayers as a tax credit rather than as a rebate check. After the creation last year of the...

http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/Mental/20130830a/ Binghamton, NY – Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D- Endwell) announced that in response to her request for a hearing on the closure of inpatient services at the Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC)...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) received a reponse from the Comptroller’s office regarding her inquiry about possible school insolvency, she announced today. In February, she sent a letter to Comptroller DiNapoli asking him to clarify what...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced today that Broome County school districts will receive $6,094,458 more in aid than originally proposed in Governor Cuomo’s executive budget with $5,557,493 going toward Gap Elimination Restoration and...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced today that she was elected to serve as President of the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators for a two year term. Lupardo has been a member of the conference since 2005. It is a bipartisan...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) sent a letter to Comptroller DiNapoli yesterday asking him to clarify what it means in practical terms if a school district experiences fiscal insolvency. "Because the school aid formula has not been reworked...

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced today that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has appointed her to a leadership position in the Assembly as Chair of the Committee on Children and Families. “I am honored to be given the responsibility...

Albany – Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) sent a letter to Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens yesterday requesting that he convene a meeting of the High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory (HVHF) panel, of...

Thank you for allowing me to submit testimony that focuses primarily on student achievement and teacher preparedness regarding career and technical education (CTE) and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). I understand the Regents are considering...

(Albany, NY) Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) today announced passage of legislation she co-sponsored that requires publicly owned treatment facilities to report discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage. The bill was approved in the...

ALBANY, 06/19/12 – Senator James L. Seward (R/C/I-Oneonta) and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced today that school districts, unable to open on time last fall due to damages incurred during Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, will...