New York State Assembly

Buffalo, NY – Assemblymember Jon Rivera, Assemblymember Patrick Chludzinski and representatives from Senator April Baskin’s office today announced a push to include $250 million in funding for a third round of the Upstate Airport Economic Development...

New York City, NY – Senator Samra Brouk and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, Chairs of the Mental Health Committees in their respective houses, released the following statement regarding the mental health crisis response and shooting of then 22-year-old...

Albany, NY – Assemblywoman Alicia L. Hyndman, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, convened a Joint Legislative Budget Public Hearing on Higher Education to examine the State’s 2026–2027 Executive Budget proposal and its implications...

Albany, NY — New York is facing a critical moment where the State has an opportunity to fight against the federal cuts and rollbacks across sectors. Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, as Chair of the Task Force on Women’s Issues, is leading the...

Assemblyman Aron Wieder recently held key meetings in Albany to address challenges with childcare voucher access for Rockland County families. The initiative followed outreach from numerous childcare providers in the district, who contacted his office...

Public education is one of Long Island’s greatest civic strengths. Our public schools aren’t just places of learning; they are pillars of our communities, drivers of local economic stability and pathways of opportunity for families.Today that foundation...

Albany, NY - Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester), Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, announced today that her bill requiring opioid antagonists to be available in workplaces for emergency use, has been signed into law by Governor Hochul (Ch....

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Education Committee Chair Shelley B. Mayer, Assembly Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto, Senate Higher Education Committee Chair Toby Ann Stavisky and Assembly...

Rock Hill, NY – Assembly Member Paula Elaine Kay of the 100th district says, “Across the state, families on fixed incomes are being hit with utility charges that simply aren't sustainable, and it's clear that the system is failing the very people...

Watch the press conference here. Photos from the press conference available here. Albany, NY – State legislators and advocates came together today to call for increased state spending on food waste reduction initiatives. Specifically, they called to...

Albany, NY – This week, Joint Legislative Budget Hearings continue in the New York State Assembly, with State lawmakers gathered to hear testimony from State officials, industry experts, and advocates from across the state to examine and offer modifications...

Brooklyn, NY – Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman today condemned the recent racist comments made by a tenured professor at Hunter College and called for decisive institutional action, while announcing new legislation to address racism in public workplaces...

Assemblymen Michael Durso (R-Massapequa Park) and Jarett Gandolfo (R,C-Sayville) are calling on the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to accelerate the timeline for the rehabilitation of the Robert Moses Causeway Bridge over the Fire...

Assemblymen Jarett Gandolfo (R,C-Sayville) and Michael Durso (Massapequa Park) are calling on the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to accelerate the timeline for the rehabilitation of the Robert Moses Causeway Bridge over the Fire...

Assemblyman Keith Brown (R,C–Northport) today joined Minority Leader Ed Ra(R,C-Franklin Square) andAssembly Minority colleagues in calling for immediate action to lower utility costs and strengthen New York’s energy grid as families and small businesses...

Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C-New Hartford) today joined members of the Assembly Minority Conference in Albany to call for immediate relief for ratepayers and a major shift away from state energy mandates that are driving up costs and threatening grid...