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SUNY’S VACCINE RULES STILL CREATING CONFUSION FOR SOME P-TECH STUDENTS

March 3, 2023 Contributor

In January, I wrote a letter to John B. King, Jr., chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), to address a concern raised by students taking classes in the New York […]

Barclay, Assembly Republicans Join Lawsuit To Challenge Unconstitutional Gun Lawå

March 2, 2023 Contributor

Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay today announced that he and members of the Republican Conference have filed paperwork to join the ongoing legal challenge to the severely-flawed Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA).

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Statement From Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay On Senate Vote For Judge Hector Lasalle

February 15, 2023 Contributor

Following is a statement from New York State Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay Senate concerning a Senate vote for Judge Hector Lasalle:

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Small Businesses Getting The Short End Of The Stick Is Nothing New In New York

February 11, 2023 Contributor

The state budget process is a complex undertaking with an enormous impact on New York’s residents and businesses. At its core, though, the document has one simple aim, improve the quality of life for those living in the state. One way to accomplish this is by using the budget to shape economic policies that benefit important segments of the economy like the small-business community. In its current state, the Executive Budget proposal falls short in several key areas with respect to the state’s job-creating business owners.

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Plenty Of Work Ahead As The State Budget Process Begins

February 4, 2023 Contributor

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal, delivered earlier this week, sets another record high for state spending. But while spending big, the $227 billion proposal falls short on specific measures designed to reduce our cost of living. To put the plan in context, Gov. Hochul is calling for 50% more in spending than the proposed budget in Florida, yet New York has 2.5 million fewer people.

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Statement From Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay On Gov. Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal

February 2, 2023 Contributor

Following is a statement from New York State Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay:

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Combating Crime Needs To Be New York’s Top Priority

January 27, 2023 Contributor

We are now a month into 2023, and while it is encouraging to hear Gov. Kathy Hochul claim she is open to changes to the state’s failed criminal justice policy, too little has been done to curb the ongoing spike in violent crime plaguing our communities.

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Assembly & Senate Republicans, Crime Victims Call For Greater Public Safety Measures

January 23, 2023 Contributor

Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay, Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt, members of their conferences, family members of crime victims, victims’ rights advocates and representatives from law enforcement will hold a press conference on Monday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. to highlight the need for greater judicial discretion, as well as other public safety policies, to reverse the ill-effects of criminal justice “reforms” enacted in recent years.

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