New York State Majority Lawmakers Join Governor Hochul to Sign Historic Lunar New Year Bill Sep 12, 2023 New York, NY — Today, Governor Kathy Hochul joined New York Assembly Asian Pacific American (APA) Task Force Co-Chairs Assemblymember Grace Lee and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, bill sponsors Assemblymember William Colton and Senator Brian Kavanagh,...
New York State Majority Lawmakers Join Governor Hochul to Sign Historic Lunar New Year Bill Sep 9, 2023 New York, NY – Today, Governor Kathy Hochul joined New York Assembly Asian Pacific American (APA) Task Force Co-Chairs Assemblymember Grace Lee and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, bill sponsors Assemblymember William Colton and Senator Brian Kavanagh,...
Assembly Announces Passage of Bill Recognizing Diwali as a School Holiday in New York City Public Schools Jun 10, 2023 Speaker Carl Heastie, Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, and Asian Pacific American Task Force Co-Chairs Grace Lee and Zohran K. Mamdani announced today the passage of legislation declaring Diwali as a school holiday in New York City public schools requiring...
Assembly Announces Passage of Bill Recognizing Lunar New Year as a Public School Holiday Jun 10, 2023 Speaker Carl Heastie, Assemblymember William Colton, Asian Pacific American Task Force Co-Chairs Grace Lee and Zohran K. Mamdani, and Asian Pacific American Task Force co-creator Ron Kim announced today the passage of legislation requiring public schools...
‘The Gray Area’ Discusses Controversial Anti-Semitic Bill Introduced In Assembly, Announces Statewide Tourism Tour Jun 2, 2023 Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown) released the latest episode of “The Gray Area” video series. In this week’s episode, Gray discusses his opposition to the anti-Semitic bill that was introduced in the Assembly recently known as “Not On Our...
Office of Speaker Heastie, Commissioner Moy, Assemblymember Lee, Senator Chu, Senator Liu, Legislators, AAPI Equity Budget Coalition Celebrate Historic $30 Million in Funding for AAPI Communities in SFY 2023-24 Budget May 26, 2023 New York, NY -- Today, Assemblymember Grace Lee, the Office of Speaker Carl Heastie, OGS Commissioner Jeanette Moy, Senator Iwen Chu, and Senator John Liu, were joined by fellow legislators and members of the New York State Asian American Pacific Islander...
Legislators, Unions, and Tenants Say No More Shady Shell Companies, Urge Passage of the LLC Transparency Act May 9, 2023 Albany, NY – Today, state legislators, labor unions, and tenant advocates rallied to demand passage of the LLC Transparency Act (A3484 / S995). The legislation would create a public registry of “beneficial owners” of limited liability companies...
Sen. Kavanagh, AM Grace Lee, Legislators, Public Housing Advocates and Tenants Urge Legislature & Governor Hochul to Include $389 Million in ERAP Funding for Public and Subsidized Housing Tenants May 9, 2023 Albany, NY – Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Grace Lee were joined by colleagues in the Legislature, NYCHA officials, subsidized housing providers, public housing advocates and tenants to call for the State budget to include $389 million in...
SFY 2023-24 Budget Includes Historic $30 Million to Provide Critical Services for New York's AAPI Communities May 3, 2023 Speaker Carl Heastie and Asian Pacific American Task Force Co-Chairs Grace Lee and Zohran K. Mamdani today announced that the Enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget includes $30 million to support critical services for Asian American and Pacific...
AAPI Legislators Celebrate $30 Million In Historic Funding for AAPI Communities May 3, 2023 Albany, NY – The Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget includes a historic commitment of $30 million to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in New York State, an increase of $10 million from the funding allocated in last year’s budget. AAPI...
Assemblymember Shrestha And Colleagues Rally in Albany in Support of Bills That Would Tax the Wealthiest to Generate $40 Billion in Revenues Feb 13, 2023 Albany, NY: Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha (D-Esopus) joined colleagues and advocates in Albany today to call for taxing the ultra-rich and raising $40 billion to pay for programs that would give New Yorkers the quality of life they deserve, such as...
Speaker Heastie Announces Leadership Positions and Committee Chairs for 2023 Legislative Session Jan 4, 2023 Speaker Carl E. Heastie Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes Chair, Ways and Means Helene E. Weinstein Deputy Speaker Phil Ramos Assistant Speaker Vivian E. Cook Speaker Pro Tempore Jeffrion L. Aubry Chair,...
NYS Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus Will Stand in Solidarity with the Buffalo Community & Condemn White Supremacist Violence May 15, 2022 WHAT: Members of the New York State’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus (BPHA) will gather in Albany on Monday, May 16th in solidarity with the Buffalo community to denounce white supremacy and call for the expeditious release...
Statement of the Puerto/Rican Hispanic Task Force In Support of Rights of All U.S. Citizens to Have Access to Nationwide Federal Aid Programs Sep 9, 2021
BPHA Caucus Chairwoman Michaelle Solages Issues Statement on Increased Anti-Asian Violence Mar 24, 2021 ALBANY, NY (March 24, 2021) – “The New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community,” said Chairwoman Solages. “We join millions of New...