Politics

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Assembly Republican Protections For Crime Victims Rejected By Democrats

April 18, 2023 Contributor
Assembly Democrats have once again signaled they are not serious about addressing the public safety concerns shared by the majority of New Yorkers. This week, legislation from Assembly Republicans that sought to address the inadequate protection of crime victims and their families was blocked in multiple committees.

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US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $1.3 Million To Advance Educational Programming And Support Research Institutions To Sustain Humanities Projects Across Upstate New York

April 18, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,375,458 million in grants distributed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which will strengthen humanities projects and organizations across Upstate New York.

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The Governor

Governor Hochul Announces $6.5 Million To Support New Insurance Policies And Products For Climate Technology Solutions

April 16, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $6.5 million awarded under the Insurance Innovation for Climate-Technology Solutions program to support new insurance policies and products that will accelerate the adoption of clean technologies by consumers across New York State.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Announces Nearly $117 Million To Help NYS Businesses In Underserved Communities Recover From Covid-19

April 14, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that 43 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) across New York State will receive $116,822,564 in federal funding to help low- and moderate-income communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be used to expand lending related to small businesses and microenterprises, for grant making and investing in underserved communities, and to support borrowers that experienced disproportionate economic impacts from the pandemic and have unmet capital and financial services needs. Additionally, the grant funds may be used to support community facilities, affordable housing, commercial real estate and intermediary lending to non-profits and CDFIs.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand, Grassley, Hirono And Warren Press Ft. Hood On Investigation Into The Death Of Private Ana Basaldua Ruiz

April 14, 2023 Contributor
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter on April 11, 2023 to Ft. Hood Commander Lieutenant General Sean Bernabe expressing concerns about the circumstances surrounding Private Ana Basaldua Ruiz’s death and pressing for a complete, thorough and impartial investigation.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

ICYMI: Gillibrand Data For Progress Column: ‘Americans Know Snap Feeds The Hungry. Lawmakers Attempting To Slash It Do So At Their Own Peril’

April 11, 2023 Contributor
In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security, penned a column highlighting key findings from a Data For Progress poll on voters’ views of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

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