Press Releases

Hawley Encourages Students To Participate In Assembly Summer Reading Challenge

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today announced the 2015 Assembly Summer Reading Challenge and encouraged students in his district to participate. The program, in cooperation with Summer Reading at New York Libraries, starts at the beginning...

Hawley Recognizes Local Towns For Making State And National Register Of Historic Places

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today recognized the Park State Historic District in the Village of Brockport and the Holley Village Historic District in the Village of Holley for their recommendation to the State and National Registry of Historic...

Hawley: ‘Corruption Session’ Highlights Need For Ethics Reform

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today outlined his priorities for the last scheduled week of the legislative session. He pushed for the Assembly to take up real ethics reform, including passage of a bill that would strip public officials of their...

Hawley: START-UP NY A Failed Business Venture

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today criticized Gov. Cuomo’s economic development strategy, START-UP NY, which establishes exclusive tax-free zones on and near college and university centers where new businesses can re-locate from outside...

Hawley: 103 New Jobs for Correction Officers, Long Awaited Help for NYSCOPBA

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today commended the creation of over 100 new jobs for correction officers around the state. The new positions will help offset the recent increased violence in prisons related to changes in the Rockefeller Drug...

Hawley Announces Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Expo

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today announced that the Finger Lakes Regional Minority and Women Owned Business (MWBE) Opportunities Expo will take place Friday, June 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at SUNY Brockport’s Rochester Educational...

Hawley: Department Of Motor Vehicles Should Not Sell Drivers’ Personal Info

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today called on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to stop selling drivers’ personal information without their consent to for-profit companies. The DMV reportedly raked in $60 million from the practice last...

Hawley Announces June Mobile Office Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding mobile office hours for his constituents during the month of June. The office hours will be attended by Hawley’s staff members. To schedule an appointment, please contact his office at hawleys@assembly.state.ny.us,...

Hawley: Rewarding All Veterans For Their Service, Pass Veterans Buy-Back Bill

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today called on the Assembly Majority to bring a bill to the floor that would allow honorably-discharged veterans to purchase up to three years of active military service from the state and have it count toward...

Session Winding Down, Put Turmoil Behind Us And Finish People’s Work

As the legislative session begins to wind down, legislative leaders start to get their ducks in a row and make the final push to squeeze every bit of work into those waning final hours. This session was an infamous several months that saw two of Albany’s...

Hawley To Hold Regular Office Hours For Genesee County Residents

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding regular office hours for Genesee County residents at Genesee Community College on Friday, May 29 from 1-5 p.m. The office hours will be attended by the assemblyman’s staff. The 139th Assembly District,...

Hawley: Corrupt Politicians Should Not Retire On The Backs Of Taxpayers

“As a public official, I have sworn to protect the citizens of my district and taxpayers of New York State by honoring my office and embracing integrity, openness and transparency in my role as an elected leader. It is repugnant to have taxpayers fund...

Hawley: Thank You To All Who Lost Their Lives In Service To Our Country

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia), ranking minority member of the Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today thanked members of the U.S. Armed Forces who fought and gave their lives in service to our country and those who still serve to defend...

Hawley: Downstate Tappan Zee Travelers Ride The Coattails Of Upstate Tax Dollars

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today called on the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) to clarify its 2015 budget and publicly release a financial plan for the Tappan Zee Bridge project. Hawley said NYSTA has mismanaged funds in the past,...

Hawley To Hold Regular Office Hours For Monroe County Residents

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding office hours for Monroe County residents at the Seymour Library in the Ellwanger Room on Wednesday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The office hours will be attended by Hawley’s staff. The 139th Assembly...

Hawley To Hold Regular Office Hours For Genesee County Residents

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding regular office hours for Genesee County residents at Genesee Community College on Friday, May 22 from 1-5 p.m. The office hours will be attended by the assemblyman’s staff. The 139th Assembly District,...

Hawley: Assembly Dragging Feet On Brittany’s Law, Leave Women At Risk

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today called on the Assembly Majority to pass Brittany’s Law, which would establish a statewide registry of violent offenders. The legislation provides the public with crucial information about criminals with...

Hawley Announces “Shovel Ready” Site In Orleans County

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today announced that the former Sandstone Development Site in the Town of Shelby has been designated as “shovel ready” and is set to become a multi-tenant technology and business park. The process for companies...

Hawley: Financial Industry Leaders Agree To Combat Zombie Properties

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today announced that 11 banks, mortgage companies and credit unions have agreed on best practices to combat problems associated with abandoned “zombie properties” in New York’s neighborhoods. Hawley was pleased...

Hawley Announces Economic Development Workshops, Calls For Job Creators To Submit Innovative Ideas

Today, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced that Empire State Development will be hosting a series of Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) workshops throughout the state. The workshops will provide valuable insight to the application and...