Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and his Assembly Minority colleagues sent a letter to President Trump, Sen. Schumer and top administration officials urging them to push Congress to authorize a new relief package to help the state’s agricultural...

The recently passed state budget should have been one that focused on providing a robust response to the coronavirus and providing relief to our families, small businesses and employees who have been crushed by this public health crisis. Instead, the...

Albany, N.Y., -- State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning), and Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C,I) today urged Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Majority leaders of the State Legislature to accept more than...

“We are struggling as a state and nation to deal with an unprecedented public health crisis with the coronavirus. We’re also facing an unprecedented fiscal crisis and a fast approaching April 1 state budget deadline. Alarmingly, Gov. Cuomo...

Coronavirus is an unprecedented public health crisis. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with individuals and families who have been impacted by this crisis, especially those who have died, who are sick and all the dedicated healthcare professionals...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) joined his Assembly Minority colleagues this week in proposing an immediate and much-needed relief package for small businesses and workers who are being devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. “The “Small...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “March Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month,...

“My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Houghton family for the loss of a great man who will be deeply missed. Amo’s contributions and imprint on our community, region, state and nation will be felt long beyond his years here. One of the...

As budget negotiations between the administration, Assembly and Senate continue, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) today is urging his legislative colleagues to join him in fighting to restore millions of dollars in cuts proposed by the governor...

Albany, N.Y., March 4—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and a group of state Senators and members of the Assembly today joined a statewide coalition of county and town highway superintendents...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is reminding area students and their families that the deadline to return applications for the annual New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators scholarship program is quickly approaching. The...

Recently, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) met with a group of young people from Southern Tier Tobacco Awareness Coalition (STTAC) and Reality Check in Albany. These students shared some important...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is pleased to announce that A.7915A, a bill that provides New Yorkers with an opportunity to register as organ and tissue donors when applying for or renewing a hunting, fishing or trapping license, recently...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and his fellow members of the Conference of Italian-American State Legislators are announcing that applications are now available for their annual scholarship program. Four scholarships will be awarded, each...

Recently, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) was pleased to welcome area students participating in the FFA program to Albany. The students were in Albany to participate in the FFA State Leaders Experience and met with Palmesano at his office in...

Albany, N.Y., February 11—Local leaders from across New York State traveled to Albany this week for a meeting of the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) and to directly share their concerns with state legislators on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “February Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each...

Albany, N.Y., February 4—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning), Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia), Assemblyman Joseph Giglio (R,C,I-Gowanda) and Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C,I-Big...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) will be serving his colleagues and his constituents in a new leadership capacity. Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) has tapped Palmesano to serve as the Assistant Minority Leader of the...

“After additional review of the governor’s budget proposal, we’ve found that the he wants state legislators to, again, give him the authority to fast track state prison closures with only 90 days’ notice rather than the statutory,...