Press Releases

Hawley Calls for Reconsideration of Natural Gas Stove Ban in New York

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) is joining many New Yorkers calling on the governor to reconsider her position on banning gas stoves from future new housing and construction developments in New York. What has been touted as a means to combat climate...

Hawley Slams Department of Labor’s Adoption of New Farm Worker Overtime Rules

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) is deeply disappointed by Department of Labor (DOL) Commissioner Roberta Reardon’s decision to move forward with the previously-proposed reduction in the farm worker overtime threshold. The measure, which has been...

Hawley Celebrates National Pizza Day with Local Police Departments

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Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) visited local police departments yesterday to celebrate National Pizza Day. Hawley sent pizzas to 11 police stations and was able to personally deliver five. The departments Hawley visited were very appreciative...

Hawley Provides Outreach Office Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he will be holding new outreach office hours within his district during the month of February. During these outreach office hours, residents will have the opportunity to meet with members of...

Hawley Reacts to Gov. Hochul’s Budget Plan

“For too long, New York taxpayers have been on the hook for bloated and wasteful state budgets. Gov. Hochul has proposed a whopping $7 billion increase from $220 billion to $227 billion. The Operating Budget increases the Medicaid portion by 9.3%, continuing...

Hawley Announces Newly Televised Committee Meetings

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) said he is pleased that Assembly committee meetings will finally be live-streamed for public viewing. This idea was originally proposed in 2016 by the Assembly Minority Conference, but only audio was available. Although...

Hawley Invites Veteran Organizations to Apply for Capital Program Funding

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) invites non-profits to apply for a share of $5 million in grants that are available to organizations that serve veterans and their family members in order to make capital improvements. This program is meant to improve...

Hawley Responds to State of the State Address

“Speaking about issues is certainly different from acting on them. If Gov. Hochul wants change in New York, she will have to offer proposals that don’t just benefit her political base. It is my sincere hope she will work with us to fix their disastrous...

Hawley Re-appointed Deputy Minority Leader

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) has been re-appointed as deputy minority leader of the New York State Assembly. Hawley has served in a leadership role with the Assembly Minority Conference for many years following his first election in 2006. He...

Steve Hawley Thanks Emergency Responders After Devastating Winter Storm

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is thanking emergency responders for their actions after Western New York’s brutal holiday snow storm. Emergency employees are continuing to assist citizens who have been snowed into their homes and vehicles...

Hawley Announces Distribution of Free Weatherization Kits

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently announced that his office will be distributing free fuel weatherization kits courtesy of National Fuel Gas at select libraries in Orleans, Genesee, Monroe and Erie counties. These kits will help New Yorkers...

Hawley Blasts Hochul’s Support for Special Session to Raise Lawmakers’ Pay

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul’s support for calling a special session prior to the next legislative season to raise lawmaker’s salaries. If a pay increase were passed, New York would have the highest-paid...

Hawley Spreads the Word About Extra Grant Money for Firefighters

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today informed local fire departments about grant money being offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA has $90 million to award prior to the end of the year. The application period for these...

Hawley Provides Updated Outreach Office Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he will be holding new outreach office hours within his district during the month of December. During these outreach office hours, residents will have the opportunity to meet with members of...

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Pearl Harbor was a tragedy that shook our nation to its core. Eighty-one years ago, the events at Hawaii’s naval station caused the deaths of 2,403 servicemen and women, along with individual citizens. For many it was a reminder of the tyranny that...

Hawley Responds to Accusations of Nursing Home Neglect in Village of Orleans

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I- Batavia) today spoke about a recently-filed lawsuit against The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home in Albion, by Attorney General Letitia James. "The Villages'' has been accused of financial...

Hawley Applauds Major Semiconductor Investment By ‘Edwards Vacuum’ In Western New York

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) today praised the recent announcement that Edwards Vacuum, a British-based world leader in vacuum and abatement equipment in the semiconductor industry and part of the Atlas Copco Group, has chosen the Western New...

Hawley Speaks On Federal Judge Blocking Parts Of Concealed Carry Law

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is applauding U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby’s suspension of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, which was passed by Liberals in Albany during an emergency session of the Legislature in June. Judge Suddaby...

Hawley Denounces Labor Commissioner’s Final Decision to Lower Farm Overtime Threshold

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently expressed his displeasure with Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon’s decision to lower the farm overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours. With inflation and minimum wage set to rise again, this decision...

Hawley Laments Decision of Farm Laborers Wage Board To Lower Overtime Threshold

​Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is expressing disappointment following a decision by the Farm Laborers Wage Board to advance a recommendation to Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon to lower the farm laborer overtime threshold from 60 hours...