New York State Assembly

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Endwell) announced today the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) decision to adopt a "no surface entry" restriction to prohibit drilling on the state land at the Tracy Creek forest...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) was joined today by his minority colleagues, Kim Talman, state chair of the National Association to Protect Children, and district attorneys from around the state to urge Speaker Sheldon Silver and...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) was joined today by his minority colleagues, Kim Talman, state chair of the National Association to Protect Children, and district attorneys from around the state to urge Speaker Sheldon Silver and...

BETAC prepared successful students for 16th Annual Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute; Five Eastern Suffolk students win scholarships at state-wide event Rising before dawn on a Saturday morning in late April to board...

BETAC prepared successful students for 16th Annual Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute; Five Eastern Suffolk students win scholarships at state-wide event Rising before dawn on a Saturday morning in late April to board...

Assemblyman Steven Englebright, Chair of the Committee on Aging, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, will be joined by seniors citizens, senior citizen advocates, legislators, providers of services and...

Assemblyman Steven Englebright, Chair of the Committee on Aging, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, will be joined by seniors citizens, senior citizen advocates, legislators, providers of services and...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Assemblymember Amy Paulin, Chair of the Task Force on People with Disabilities, and Assemblymember Peter Rivera, Chair of the Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities today hosted the...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) today supported short-term cost relief for beleaguered motorists by voting for a state sales tax cap on gasoline at $2 per gallon. At the same time, he maintains more must be done to achieve alternative...

With his eyes on a 2008 presidential bid, Governor George Pataki will do whatever it takes to prove to the rest of the country he is not a “lame-duck” governor. Unfortunately, New Yorkers are paying the price for his political maneuvers. Mr. Pataki...

With his eyes on a 2008 presidential bid, Governor George Pataki will do whatever it takes to prove to the rest of the country he is not a “lame-duck” governor. Unfortunately, New Yorkers are paying the price for his political maneuvers. Mr. Pataki...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown), citing cost increases and an additional burden placed on consumers and small businesses, opposed expansion of the state’s existing “bottle bill” during Wednesday’s Assembly session, arguing...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown), citing cost increases and an additional burden placed on consumers and small businesses, opposed expansion of the state’s existing “bottle bill” during Wednesday’s Assembly session, arguing...

For weeks now, my Assembly minority colleagues and I have been fighting to bring relief for New Yorkers who have been financially squeezed by soaring gas prices. Today, the State Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill to cap the state sales tax on gasoline...

For weeks now, my Assembly minority colleagues and I have been fighting to bring relief for New Yorkers who have been financially squeezed by soaring gas prices. Today, the State Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill to cap the state sales tax on gasoline...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) announced today that the New York State Legislature has reached a bi-partisan agreement to cap the state tax on gasoline, saving motorists four cents per gallon. The agreement awaits the governor’s approval,...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) announced today that the New York State Legislature has reached a bi-partisan agreement to cap the state tax on gasoline, saving motorists four cents per gallon. The agreement awaits the governor’s approval,...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman D. "Denny" Farrell, Jr., Governmental Employees Committee Chair Peter Abbate, Labor Committee Chair Susan John and Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco today announced the introduction...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman D. "Denny" Farrell, Jr., Governmental Employees Committee Chair Peter Abbate, Labor Committee Chair Susan John and Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco today announced the introduction...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) and his minority colleagues today joined Laura Ahearn, founder and executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law, in unveiling their SAVE-NY Task Force report. “Our findings include legislation...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) will join his Assembly minority colleagues to host a round-table discussion on Long Island’s rising property taxes from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, May, 19 at Riverhead Free Library, 330 Court St. The...

The Legislature has reached a bipartisan agreement that makes significant investments in New York’s higher education system while rejecting the most harmful parts of the governor’s budget. Unlike the governor’s budget, the Legislature’s proposal...

The Legislature has reached a bipartisan agreement that makes significant investments in New York’s higher education system while rejecting the most harmful parts of the governor’s budget. Unlike the governor’s budget, the Legislature’s proposal...

If nail technicians, interior designers and massage therapists require licensing from the state, shouldn’t the professionals who operate machines that assume a patient’s life functions during surgery also have to meet certain standards? Perfusionists...

If nail technicians, interior designers and massage therapists require licensing from the state, shouldn’t the professionals who operate machines that assume a patient’s life functions during surgery also have to meet certain standards? Perfusionists...

I believe strongly that one of my main responsibilities as your Assemblyman is to make sure that our state government is spending your hard-earned tax money in responsible and efficient ways. With property taxes gripping Western New York families and...

I believe strongly that one of my main responsibilities as your Assemblyman is to make sure that our state government is spending your hard-earned tax money in responsible and efficient ways. With property taxes gripping Western New York families and...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced that the Assembly has passed new legislation targeting “Shaken Baby Syndrome” that he sponsored which makes reckless assault causing brain injury to a child under 5 years of age a Class D felony,...

Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R,C,I-Smithtown) and his Assembly minority colleagues today proposed a two-part plan to cap New York’s gas taxes on amounts exceeding $2 per gallon and develop an Alternative Fuel Incentive Fund to promote research,...

This week the Legislature in a bipartisan fashion voted to override Governor Pataki’s ill-conceived budget vetoes – vetoes that would have left thousands of families without quality health care, low-cost prescriptions and much needed tax relief. The...