A Statement by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), ranking Minority member on the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, on the latest fare hikes proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority It’s disappointing, but not surprising, that the...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) hosted his sixth annual “There Ought to Be a Law” ceremony on Monday, June 23 at Mineola Middle School, where he recognized 24 semi-finalists selected from 483 entries submitted by fifth-grade students across...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) joined Assemblyman Daniel Norber (R,C-Great Neck) and Principal Jennie Fahey on Tuesday, June 24, to visit second-grade students at Meadow Drive School and present the school with an American flag that was flown over...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) today presented the Assemblyman James D. Conte Memorial Academic Scholarship to Marco Valle, a senior at New Hyde Park Memorial High School and the school’s Class of 2025 valedictorian. The scholarship, awarded...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) announced the passage of his bill that will make it easier for New Yorkers to learn about joining the national bone marrow donor registry. The legislation, carried in partnership with Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages,...

“Earlier today, State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot multiple times at their home, and as...

From 2021 to 2024, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) lost more than $5 billion in unpaid tolls. In 2022 alone, the MTA lost more than $700 million to fare evasion, a number that approached $800 million in 2024. Nearly $8 billion spent on...

“Passing an extender with no budget bills in print three days after a ‘deal’ was announced is the height of dysfunction. While the governor is running victory laps across the state, families, school districts, local municipalities, hospitals, direct...

“It has been more than two weeks since New York’s budget deadline and there is still no final agreement in sight. Meanwhile, school districts across the state are left scrambling as they prepare their budgets for the upcoming year in the dark. By...

“With the state budget now 17 days overdue, New York’s schools are planning for next year with no clear sense of what resources they will have available. They will be forced to construct and release to the public their budgets by next Tuesday, without...

“The Legislature may have bought itself more time today, but for those across New York trying to finalize their own budgets, that time is running out. “Schools, in particular, need clarity by April 22. Without knowing what’s in the final state budget,...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) is proud to announce that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program. These scholarships provide financial assistance to outstanding...

“Taxpayer-funded programs administered by Empire State Development repeatedly fail to produce real, measurable results. In fact, based on an independent report, only five of the twenty-five tax credit programs analyzed had a positive return on investment....

“The governor has presented what is, once again, her most costly budget ever. As reported, this year’s $252 billion proposal hikes state spending by nearly $8.6 billion and balloons our out-year deficit to more than $27 billion. While it is tempting...

“This ruling is a win for accountability and a long-overdue step away from Albany’s old, broken system that allowed politicians to police themselves. Ethics enforcement cannot be controlled by the same politicians it’s meant to oversee—that’s...

Ranking Minority member on the Assembly Ways and Means Committee Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), Assemblyman Michael Durso (R-Massapequa Park) and Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo (R,C-Sayville) issued the following statement in support of IBEW Local...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) teamed up with the Mineola School District, Mineola Memorial Library and Hillside Public Library to celebrate his annual Valentine’s for Veterans program, an initiative to honor local veterans by gathering donations...

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) introduced a resolution in the Assembly Chamber yesterday to honor Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in New York state. To mark the occasion, he invited schools from the 19th Assembly District to participate in his...

 “Last week, we gaveled in a new legislative season, and suddenly, everyone is talking about affordability — an issue the Assembly Minority Conference has been vocal on for years. “During the height of inflation, we introduced the Inflation Relief...