Ra Celebrates West Point Day At Capitol
Apr 30, 2012
Press Releases
Ra Announces Scholarship Opportunities For Area Students
Apr 2, 2012
Assemblyman Ed Ra (21st Assembly District) today announced he is accepting applications in his district office for scholarships to be awarded by the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators. The group will award four $1,500 scholarships...
Ra: Budget Works For LI Families, Businesses
Mar 30, 2012
I was proud to support the 2012-13 state budget, a fiscal plan that will not only keep but increase Long Island’s share of school aid, restore funding for hospitals and health clinics, promote pro-growth policies by investing in public projects and...
Ra And Norton: West Hempstead Secures World Trade Center History
Mar 8, 2012
Assemblyman Ed Ra (21st Assembly District) today was joined by Rosalie Norton, president of the West Hempstead Community Support Association, to announce that West Hempstead has secured one of the last remaining steel beams from the site of the former...
Assembly Minority Hosts Budget Forum
Mar 5, 2012
Members of the New York State Assembly Minority Conference Long Island Delegation today held a public forum in Mineola focusing on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2012-13 executive budget proposal. The Legislators asked the public to weigh in on the proposed...
Ra Honors Valley Stream Students For Black History Month Achievements
Mar 5, 2012
Ra Honors Elmont Students For Black History Month Achievements
Feb 29, 2012
Ra Hosts First Identity Theft Seminar In Floral Park
Feb 28, 2012
Ra Attends 2012 Model UN Kickoff In Elmont
Feb 2, 2012
Ra Remains Focused On Jobs, Lower Taxes, Fair Share For Schools In 2012
Jan 17, 2012
Jobs, low taxes, unfunded mandate relief, and a fair share of education aid for our local schools remain the most critical issues facing our community. My priorities for the upcoming budget process will mirror those issues in an effort to improve the...
Ra: Divestment Act Strengthens Global Security
Jan 10, 2012
Assemblyman Ed Ra (21st Assembly District) recently responded to his vote in support of legislation that would ensure New York does not invest taxpayer dollars in companies that could enhance Iran’s energy sector and promote its nuclear weapons program....
Ra: Jobs, Low Taxes, Stronger Schools Top Priorities In 2012
Jan 4, 2012
“Economic growth, low taxes, unfunded mandate relief and continued support for our schools must be on the agenda as lawmakers debate this year’s state budget. I was encouraged today by Governor Cuomo’s State of the State remarks and embrace his...
Ra Joins St. Catherine Community To Save School From Closure
Dec 21, 2011
Ra Joins Cuomo To Reduce Unfair MTA Tax
Dec 12, 2011
Ra: REDC Funding Can Grow Jobs
Dec 9, 2011
Ra: Tax Reform Package & MTA Rollback Necessary For LI Growth
Dec 7, 2011
Today’s extraordinary session was an opportunity for Albany to demonstrate its leadership by delivering tax relief for middle-class families and revamping the unfair Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) payroll tax. With Washington in partisan...
Ra Visits SUNY Stony Brook, Says Funding Is Critical To Tech Innovator
Dec 5, 2011
Assemblyman Ed Ra (21st Assembly District) recently toured the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook’s Research and Development Park and Stony Brook Medical Center. Even though Stony Brook is outside of the 21st Assembly District, Ra took...
Ra, Island Harvest Kick-Off Food Drive
Nov 18, 2011
Assemblyman Ed Ra (21st Assembly District) recently announced his partnership with Island Harvest for his first annual food drive. Running now through the end of the year, Ra is honored to partner with Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization...
Ra Honors Dever Street School For Summer Reading Challenge
Nov 15, 2011
Honor Those Who Have Lost The Battle, Encourage Others To Get A Mammogram
Oct 4, 2011
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we take pause to honor the lives lost each year to this disease and continue to support early detection programs and services. Mammograms have been a proven, time-tested tool physicians can use to...