Ritchie
Local Rotarians: Helping The World Eradicate Polio
Across the world, more than 1.2 million people have proudly joined their local chapter of Rotary International. These people are your neighbors, family, friends and perhaps yourself.
Politics
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
State Proposes Burdensome Rule for Restaurants, Third-Party Delivery Services
Apps like UberEats, DoorDash, GrubHub and Seamless are a few of the many that act as the middle man between the restaurant and consumers looking for food delivery.
Ritchie
Applications For Flood Relief Now Available
For the second time in three years, we have seen people and businesses face extreme stresses from a major flooding event along the shorelines of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The hardships placed on people whose homes and businesses were damaged have been devastating.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Internships in New York State Government
Offering our youth firsthand opportunities in government helps students gain a deeper understanding of our communities, our state, and the world we live in.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Sadly, New York Continues the Outward Migration
I love New York State. Our diverse natural resources offer opportunities that not many other states can compete with. We have the beautiful mountains of the Adirondacks and Catskills.
Ritchie
Raising Awareness Of Ovarian and Prostate Cancer
In 2019, more than 170,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 22,000 women will be told they have ovarian cancer In the case of prostate cancer, if detected early enough, there is a 99 percent survival rate.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
State Property Checks Explained
My office has been getting calls from constituents who are understandably confused about two rebate checks the state has begun to mail to property taxpayers and whether they should expect to receive one, none or both. I want to try to clarify for the public what these checks are and who should receive them.
Ritchie
You Spoke, Albany Listened: No New Plates
With some motor vehicle license plates peeling and others unreadable by law enforcement, Governor Cuomo recently announced a plan to replace them. However, the plan didn’t require just those plates to be replaced, it called for all plates older than 10 years – even those perfectly legible – to be changed out.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Youth Big Game Weekend Instills Hunting Values, Traditions and Responsibility
Here in Upstate New York, we have some of the best areas in the nation to hunt, trap and fish. Each year, sportsmen have an opportunity to enjoy the thousands of waterways and millions of acres of forest and open space that are rich in wildlife.
Ritchie
Wanted: New York State Correctional Officers
Our correctional officers work in the some of the most dangerous conditions there are to ensure not only that there is order inside of the prisons where they work, but also that there is a feeling of safety throughout the communities where they exist.