As budget negotiations kick in to full swing, it is becoming more apparent that old habits are indeed difficult to break. Projections show the state will have a two to three billion dollar surplus, which should be used to pay down the state’s debt,...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today blasted so-called “loophole closures” for businesses that he says will raise taxes and stifle the Western New York economy. The proposed “loophole closures” come as part of Governor Eliot Spitzer’s...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today announced local folk artist Nils Caspersson of Holley has been awarded a Strategic Opportunity Stipend that will support a trip to Sweden to research and refine his craft of dulcimer making. The highly...

Budget reform, ethics reform, workers’ compensation reform, and a civil confinement law have highlighted the first two months of the 2007 Legislative Session. These measures, which have been long-championed by me and my colleagues in the Assembly minority...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today hailed an agreement to keep sex offenders civilly confined upon their release from prison. “Tomorrow marks the 14th year since civil confinement was first introduced by our minority conference,” said...

This week in Albany, an agreement was reached by lawmakers and Governor Eliot Spitzer to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system that ranks 2nd in the nation in cost per case and 48th in paid benefits. As a small business owner, and member...

The state Assembly yesterday passed an ethics reform bill that would set higher ethical standards for public officials, significantly strengthen penalties for violations, establish an independent public integrity panel with far-reaching powers, and reorganize...

Last week, the state Legislature held a joint session of the Assembly and Senate to vote on a Comptroller to replace Alan Hevesi for the remainder of his four-year term. I supported Martha Stark because she proved to be the finest and most qualified...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) continues his Genesee County Community Outreach Program during the month of February by holding meetings at the Alabama Town Hall on February 15 and the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County on February...

“Today I supported Martha Stark for the Office of the Comptroller because she proved to be the finest candidate of those recommended by the Independent Review Panel. The system agreed upon by the legislature and the governor to select the next comptroller...

“Today I supported Martha Stark for the Office of the Comptroller because she proved to be the finest candidate of those recommended by the Independent Review Panel. The system agreed upon by the legislature and the governor to select the next comptroller...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today commented on Governor Eliot Spitzer’s first executive budget saying more should be done to provide property tax relief and control spending. “Eliot Spitzer was elected by the people to a four-year...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) joined Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco (R,C,I-Schenectady-Saratoga) in calling on legislative leaders to hold a vote Tuesday, January 30, to elect a new State Comptroller to fill the remainder of Alan Hevesi's...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is calling on interested applicants to file for the Correction Officer Civil Service exam scheduled for April 14, 2007. The deadline to apply is February 26. Correction officer positions are located throughout...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today announced an ethics and lobbying reform agreement between Governor Eliot Spitzer and legislators, touting it as a major accomplishment toward correcting a system that has been fraught with corruption and...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today announced the Western Erie Canal Alliance and the Landmark Society of Western New York have been awarded funding through the Quality Communities Grant Program. $192,000 over the next two years will go toward...

One of my first priorities for the 2007 legislative session is to get strict, meaningful civil confinement legislation passed and signed into law by the governor. As of today, it has been 5,068 days since the Assembly minority first proposed the idea....

Assemblyman Steve Hawley's (R,C,I-Batavia) community outreach program will continue in Genesee County at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County on the fourth Wednesday of each month. January 24th is the first scheduled date of 2007. Hawley...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is reminding citizens to file a STAR Local Property Tax Rebate application with the State Department of Taxation and Finance if they believe they are eligible for the rebate but have yet to receive a check. The...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today joined the Assembly Minority Conference in a call for a major overhaul to the state Legislature’s member item process, saying the current process lacks transparency, accountability and fairness because...