Elmira — State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I- Big Flats) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) welcomed today’s announcement that local bridge and culvert improvement projects in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties are being...

 Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “December 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,...

Editor’s Note: See letter attached  Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) signed on to a November 5 letter written by Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) that requests the state to preserve the current 60-hour overtime threshold for farmworkers....

Members of the Senate and Assembly Minority Conferences today held a listening session with stakeholders across various industries to discuss the potential impacts of the Climate and Community Investment Act (CCIA), a proposal being advanced by Albany...

 “Gov. Hochul announced the closure of six additional state Correctional Facilities, including Southport Correctional Facility in Chemung County and the Willard Drug Treatment Campus in Seneca County, by March 10, 2022. Two of the six facilities are...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “October 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,...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “September 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,...

***Editor’s Note*** click here to see conference letter to Gov. Hochul & Commissioner Zucker Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and his Assembly Minority colleagues sent a letterearlier this week to Gov. Kathy Hochul and stateHealthCommissioner...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is calling out the administration and both Majority conferences of the Legislature for their failure in distributing federally allocated funds designated for financially struggling renters and landlords. New...

"In light of the numerous scandals and investigations surrounding Gov. Cuomo, the governor announcing his resignation today was inevitable and long overdue.This will be remembered as a dark period in New York state history. His resignation is clearly...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “August 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,...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “July 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, the...

Watkins Glen, N.Y., June 28—With one week to go in the voting, State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) are reminding area residents to keep voting for Watkins Glen International (WGI) in USA Today’s...

“Gov. Cuomo and the state agencies he oversees have only provided confusion and chaos rather than clarity when it comes to children wearing masks in school. Last Friday, Health Commissioner Zucker wrote a letter to the CDC saying children in New York...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) joined his Minority Conference colleagues in the rollout of the ‘Restore Order Anti-Crime Initiative’. Assembly Minority members are presenting this plan at a time when violence has risen across New York...

“It is great to learn that the governor’s Oversight and Selection Committee unanimously selected the Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus, New York, Seneca County, as the state’s first veterans’ cemetery. Thank you to the Seneca County...

“Today it was released to the public that Gov. Cuomo made over $5 million on his book promoting his so-called “leadership” that was written in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.This is outrageous and completely unacceptable. Gov. Cuomo and his...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning), the Minority Conference’s Ranking Member on the Energy Committee, and his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference have introduced legislation to direct the Public Service Commission to conduct a full...