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Governor Hochul Announces Vermont Joins Multi-State Effort To Create A Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub

February 10, 2023 Contributor
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced Vermont has signed on to a multi-state agreement, joining with New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island, to develop a proposal to become one of up to 10 regional clean hydrogen hubs designated through the federal Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

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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Senator John W. Mannion

Statement From Senator John W. Mannion On Budget Priorities For New Yorkers With I/DD

February 4, 2023 Contributor
“In the two years I have been Disabilities Chairman, we have reversed decades of decline and disinvestment in the system providing vital services for our family, friends, and neighbors with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities. Despite these efforts, the system remains in a full-blown crisis that can only be fixed with an infusion of state resources. 

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Senator John W. Mannion

Statement From Senator John W. Mannion On Proposed Charter School Expansion

February 2, 2023 Contributor
Senator John W. Mannion today released the following statement:

“As someone who has spent nearly 30 years in the classroom, I have experienced firsthand the tremendous positive impact that public schools have on student success and the negative impact that charter schools have on the public education system. 

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