This year’s budget contains an incentive for localities to share services through a newly created Countywide Shared Services Tax Savings initiative. While many localities and counties in our region already share services, under this new plan localities...

Lake Ontario southern and eastern shore communities are bracing for flooding as they are faced with lake levels more than 20 inches above the norm, and still rising. The probability of extensive flooding and significant property loss is extremely high....

In a letter addressed to Governor Cuomo today, Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) is urging the governor to provide continued assistance to communities facing flooding as a result of rising lake levels in his district and other districts along...

April is Donate Life Month—a time to draw attention to the importance of organ donation. Over the last year, New York substantially increased the amount of registered organ donors thanks to changes made at the state level. Medical professionals, public...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) will host his annual American Red Cross blood drive on Friday, May 12 at the Oswego Elks Lodge, on 132 West 5th Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donating blood is an important and easy service people can provide...

The 2017-18 New York state budget has been passed. The budget was nine days late breaking a streak of budgets that had been, for the most part, on-time for the last 6 years. The $163.2 billion budget is a behemoth. Not only does this budget continue...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) will host a round table discussion with the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, April 19 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Blue Moon Grill, 122 Cayuga St. in Fulton. The discussion is part of the...

“I’m pleased that an agreement has finally been reached on the state budget,” said Barclay. “Legislators on both sides of the aisle can take away positives from this budget, but the handling of the budget process was troubling. It lacked efficiency...

According to the New York State Maple Producers Association, New York is home to the largest source of tappable maple trees in the U.S., making New York an ideal producer of maple syrup. Maple syrup production has been steadily increasing since the late...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) released the following statement today after both Entergy and Exelon announced that the sale of the plant was finalized. Ownership has officially been transferred to Exelon. “Today marks a milestone for...

While there is a lot of disagreement in Albany, one issue where there is consensus in the legislature and with the governor is that additional investment needs to be made in our aging sewer and water infrastructure. The unfortunate stories of Flint,...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I--Pulaski) joined his colleagues at the Assembly Budget Conference Committee meeting on General Government and Local Assistance last night. The Assembly members had the opportunity to attend the bi-partisan meetings and...

March is Women’s History Month and this year marks the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in New York. Many of the early crusaders who fought for the right to vote for U.S. women lived in Upstate New York. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B....

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) called for increased transparency in New York State government during Sunshine Week, which is being observed through Saturday, March 18. This initiative advocates for an open government where citizens have...

Over the last few weeks, certain self-proclaimed environmental groups have begun an all-out effort to convince the legislature to overturn New York’s newly adopted Clean Energy Standard (“CES”). The CES is a landmark policy adopted last year by...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) today called for a $150 million increase in state aid for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) in the state budget. The Governor’s proposed budget calls for $438.1 million...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) released the following statement today following an Assembly committee hearing in Albany during which some so-called environmental groups and Assembly Downstate representatives questioned the need for nuclear...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) released the following statement today after it was announced that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the transfer of FitzPatrick from Entergy to Exelon. “I applaud the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

According to the Healthcare Association of New York State, New York is facing a doctor shortage and that shortage is likely to intensify over the next decade. This is especially problematic for rural and low-income communities where there are even fewer...

Today, Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) joined his colleagues at a press conference announcing legislation to repeal portions of the SAFE Act in Upstate New York and on Long Island. This legislation would limit provisions of the SAFE Act to the...