Ra, Colleagues Hold Second Public Forum To Address Flaws In Common Core
Oct 30, 2013
Press Releases
Ra, Colleagues To Hold Forums On Common Core
Oct 4, 2013
Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and several of his Long Island Assembly Minority colleagues will be holding a pair of forums on Long Island to discuss the Common Core program and its effect on local education. These are the first of a slate of statewide...
Long Island Assemblymen Host Meeting Organizing Groups To Help Troubled Youth
Aug 7, 2013
The Long Island Assembly Minority Delegation hosted a Youth Services Summit Roundtable at Farmingdale State College Campus. Members heard testimony from various representatives of local school districts, summer camps, counseling centers, charities, and...
Ra, Braunstein And Colleagues Host Press Conference For Airplane Noise Control Legislation
Jun 28, 2013
Assemblymen Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and Edward Braunstein joined Senators Jack Martins and Kemp Hannon and several of their legislative colleagues at a press conference today in front of the New Hyde Park Village Hall to highlight their legislation,...
Ra Legislation to Address Noise Pollution Passes Assembly
Jun 19, 2013
Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-19th District), Assemblyman Brian Curran and Assemblywoman Michele Titus to address aircraft noise passed the Assembly. This bill, requiring the Port Authority to conduct an aircraft noise impact study, and...
Ra Legislation To Address Noise Pollution Reported Out Of Ways And Means
Jun 13, 2013
Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-19th District), Assemblyman Brian Curran and Assemblywoman Michele Titus to address aircraft noise cleared another hurdle today when it was reported out of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, meaning it...
Ra Legislation To Address Noise Pollution Reaches Assembly Floor
Jun 4, 2013
Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-19th District) and Assemblywoman Michele Titus to address aircraft noise pollution passed the Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee today and will be reported to the Assembly Ways and...
Ra Resolution Honoring Long Island’s Storied Aviation History Passes Assembly
May 24, 2013
Assemblyman Ed Ra’s (19th Assembly District) legislative resolution proclaiming May 20th as ‘Transatlantic Flight Day’ in the state passed the Assembly this past Monday. The resolution came as a result of the Town of Hempstead’s role...
Ra, Entire Minority Conference Sign Onto Sweeping Ethics Reform
May 21, 2013
Assemblyman Ed Ra (19th Assembly District) and the entire Assembly Minority Conference have launched legislation to reform New York State government and create real accountability for those who use their position in government to abet their own personal...
A Smarter, Better Education System
May 20, 2013
If you’ve read or watched the news in the past few weeks, you’ve seen the mixed response to the changes in school curriculum and the discussion as to whether or not these changes are actually helping to prepare our children for the future. Despite...
Ra Joins Leonard Bus Sales For Grand Opening
May 14, 2013
Ra: LIPA Reforms A Much-Needed First Step
May 13, 2013
Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-19th District) expressed optimism for Governor Cuomo’s proposed changes to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). The governor’s plans include streamlining of LIPA’s bureaucracy, new customer service priorities and guidelines...
Ra: Tax Dollars Should Benefit Our Communities, Not The Political Class
May 7, 2013
Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-19th District) voted against a proposal by the Assembly Majority today that would have created taxpayer-funded political campaigns. The legislation would use hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds to provide campaign contributions...
Budget Takes Some Steps Forward, Some Steps Back
Mar 29, 2013
This year’s budget makes strides in several areas for Long Island families. For starters, we managed to once again rein in state spending, keeping it within the same two percent growth we expect our counties and school districts to follow. More importantly,...
Assembly Minority Delegation Hosts Meeting On Long Island Power Authority’s Disaster Response
Mar 15, 2013
Today, members of the Long Island Assembly Minority Delegation held a public meeting regarding Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) poor response in the wake of recent natural disasters, highlighted by Superstorm Sandy. Following the recent storms,...
Assembly Budget Misses The Mark
Mar 11, 2013
The budget resolution put forth today by the Assembly Majority contained several measures that would enhance the quality of life for Long Island residents, but missed the mark on several matters of importance to the residents and job creators of my district.
For...
Assembly Members Rally To Support A Revised School Aid Formula And Unfunded Mandate Relief
Feb 15, 2013
During this morning’s press conference, members of the Long Island Assembly Minority Delegation and local education advocates spoke out about concerns they had after reviewing Gov. Cuomo’s 2013-2014 Executive Budget, which proposes to redistribute...
LI Assembly Minority Contingent To Governor: All Children Are Created Equal
Jan 29, 2013
After Governor Cuomo’s 2013-2014 Executive Budget proposed to redistribute school aid away from Long Island schools and redirect the funding to other districts, members of the Long Island Assembly Minority Delegation has taken a stand. The delegation...
Budget Must Continue Progress Of Past Two Years
Jan 23, 2013
In his Executive Budget proposal for 2013-2014, Governor Cuomo has put forth an ambitious agenda. While I have many questions about how this spending plan can responsibly fund all the new initiatives he proposed without increasing spending and taxes or...
Ra: State Should Continue To Focus On Creating Jobs, Lowering Taxes
Jan 9, 2013
Over the past two years, great strides have been made to improve our state’s sagging economy and rein in the out-of-control spending of years past. My priority continues to be maintaining this trend by reducing the regulations and bureaucratic red tape...