Press Releases

Hawley To Hold Regular Office Hours For Monroe County Residents

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding regular office hours for Monroe County residents at SUNY College at Brockport on Wednesday, January 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The office hours will be attended by Hawley’s staff. The 139th Assembly...

Hawley Announces Interest-Free Loans For Wastewater Projects

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced that interest-free loans have become available for certain municipalities to make improvements to their wastewater infrastructure systems. The availability of this cheaper funding for up to 30 years...

Hawley: Cuomo’s Property Tax Plan Ill Conceived

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today criticized Gov. Cuomo’s proposed property tax relief plan as having little concrete backing and not addressing the root cause of unfunded mandates. Hawley also said that the plan is simply a temporary...

Hawley Sponsors Bill To End Gap Elimination Adjustment

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he is sponsoring legislation to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA). Assembly Bill 8720 of 2014 seeks to end the education cuts that took place in 2009 and 2010. Hawley, along with many...

Hawley: Assembly Majority Dragging Its Feet On Women’s Equality

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today called for members of the Assembly Majority to bring the Women’s Equality Agenda to the floor for a vote as separate bills. Hawley said the Assembly Minority intends to again introduce the package as separate...

Hawley: No Monroe County Office Hours On January 21

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) regrets to inform his constituents that he will not be holding his regular office hours in Monroe County on January 21. The 139th Assembly District, represented by Hawley, includes portions of western Monroe County. “Unfortunately,...

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, January 16 from 1-5 p.m. The office hours will be attended by the assemblyman’s staff. The 139th Assembly District,...

Hawley Re-Appointed As Assistant Minority Leader And Veterans’ Affairs Ranker

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) was re-appointed as Assistant Minority Leader as well as Minority Ranker of the Assembly’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Hawley also announced that he was re-appointed to the Agriculture, Insurance, and Ways...

Hawley Again Calls On Attorney General Schneiderman To Investigate Fluctuating Gas Prices

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) wrote Attorney General Eric Schneiderman again urging him to investigate the disparity in gas prices from county to county. Hawley, whose district is comprised of Genesee County and parts of Monroe and Orleans...

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, January 9 from 1-5 p.m.. The office hours will be attended by staff members from the assemblyman’s office....

Hawley To Hold Regular Office Hours For Monroe County Residents

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding regular office hours for Monroe County residents at SUNY College at Brockport on Wednesday, January 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The office hours will be attended by staff members from the assemblyman’s...

Hawley Wishes Residents A Happy And Safe New Year

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is wishing residents of the 139th Assembly District and all New Yorkers a happy and safe New Year. Hawley said that the New Year can be a fun time to start fresh with new commitments and put past mistakes in the...

Hawley Wishes Residents A Merry And Safe Christmas

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is wishing residents of the 139th Assembly District and all New Yorkers a happy and safe Christmas season. Hawley commented that Christmas is an important time of the year to appreciate what we have and enjoy...

Hawley: Shop Local This Holiday Season

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is encouraging residents of his district to support local small businesses this holiday season as much as possible. Small businesses are the driving force of our economy, and by spending right here at home, there...

Hawley Comments On Cuomo’s Fracking Decision

“Gov. Cuomo’s decision to defer to the New York State Health Department’s opinion on hydraulic fracturing allows him to wash his hands of the situation while virtually guaranteeing that fracking will not happen in New York,” Hawley said. “While...

Hawley: No Monroe County Mobile Office Hours Until The New Year

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) will not be holding his Monroe County mobile office hours until after the first of the year. “Unfortunately, my mobile office hours this holiday season land on Christmas and New Year’s Day,” Hawley said....

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, December 19. The office hours will be attended by staff members from Assemblyman Hawley's office. The 139th Assembly...

Hawley Announces Economic Development Funding For Genesee County

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently announced that nearly $2 million in Regional Economic Development funding will be awarded to projects locally in Genesee County. Hawley expressed confidence that the funding will create new sustainable...

Hawley: Resignation Of Commissioner King Opens Door For Future Common Core Reform

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today commented on the resignation of New York State Education Commissioner John King. Hawley believes King’s appointment to the U.S. Department of Education is troubling, considering the disastrous implementation...

Hawley Named to the New York Farm Bureau’s 2014 Circle of Friends

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) was recently named to the 2014 Circle of Friends by the New York Farm Bureau. Hawley graciously accepted the honor and thanked the Farm Bureau for recognizing his hard work advocating for agriculture during his...