As we head into the month of September, Election Day begins to become clearer in focus. Without question, the 2020 elections will have a completely different look and feel. Sweeping changes have been made to New York’s electoral process through...

“The comptroller’s audit of the Buffalo Billion and other high-tech economic development programs and projects was, sadly, both troubling and unsurprising. The audit is clear and direct in its assessment; under Gov. Cuomo’s watch,...

The recently passed Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act demands wildly unrealistic energy goals and, rather than common-sense policy, is riddled with blind idealism and headline-grabbing rhetoric. The new law calls for 70 percent – up...

The importance of an accurate census cannot be overstated. In addition to helping make determinations about key federal funding, it also dictates how many seats each state is allowed in the House of Representatives. Those congressional representatives...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay and Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt today announced Minority-led forums to gain additional insight and information on the impacts of COVID-19 in New York’s nursing homes and residential care facilities.All members...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay will host a free electronics recycling event on August 22 in Oswego from 8:30 to Noon. He invites anyone in the community to register and come to the event. “So many people have old electronics just taking...

“Today’s nursing home hearing could have provided some of the answers missing after Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker’s disappearing act last week; instead, New Yorkers got another half-hearted performance sorely lacking in detail....

Each year, many New Yorkers accumulate all sorts of electronic equipment and appliances to use in their day-to-day activities. As time passes, many of these purchases become antiquated and need to be replaced, leaving their owners with a growing list...

Minority Leaders in the state Legislature today called on committee chairpersons to compel Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to testify under subpoena at Monday’s joint legislative hearing on residential health care facilities and...

The Assembly Minority criticized the testimony provided by state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker during today’s joint legislative hearing on residential health care facilities and COVID-19. Commissioner Zucker, whose March 25 order required...

Businesses across New York state continue to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. Small businesses have been hit especially hard, and a prime example of this is the farming industry. According to the New York Farm Bureau, 43 percent of farmers...

In April and May, members of the Assembly Minority Conference called on the chairmen of the Committees on Aging, Health and Oversight, Analysis and Investigations to convene hearings to review and investigate New York’s policies, decisions and protocols...

Government overreach has been a hallmark of Gov. Cuomo’s time in office, but his recent dictates surrounding forced-food purchases at bars have crossed a new line. Surely the governor has more pressing things to address — the state budget was...

The New York State Assembly Minority Conference today criticized their Majority colleagues for their decision to cast aside a public referendum and eliminate any shred of equal representation on the Independent Redistricting Commission. In 2014,...

Summertime in upstate New York can be pretty hard to beat. If you’re looking to fill the summer months with some activities that only our home region can offer, consider getting outdoors, breathing some fresh air and exploring sights and sounds right...

The recent spike in shootings, violent crimes and homicides across New York state is cause for serious concern. Too many New Yorkers simply do not feel safe in their communities right now and without drastic, immediate action, the line between law and...

“For months, the Cuomo administration and State Department of Health (DOH) have deflected accountability for the thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in New York’s nursing homes. To the surprise of absolutely no one, they have now presented a...

The Fourth of July is a day when each American can celebrate the most cherished aspects of our nation’s birth—freedom from tyranny, the value of democracy and independence, and the courage of those who stood up for what they believed to be right....

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) is once again challenging children in the community to read for at least 15 minutes a day for 40 days throughout July and August as part of the New York state Assembly Summer Reading Challenge. ...

“On behalf of the Assembly Minority Conference, I want to express my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Assemblyman David Gantt on the news of his passing. David served the people of Rochester with unique determination and loyalty and...