Politics

Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRC’s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.
US Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer To Feds: Give New York’s Main Street Small Businesses The Relief They Need To Recover

March 11, 2022 Contributor
With COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments expected to start next month, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer yesterday launched a push to extend the deferment period for the loan payments to put small businesses and nonprofits in New York and across the country in a better position to fully recover from the pandemic.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Urges USDA To Clarify Snap Benefit Eligibility Rules For At-Risk College Students

March 5, 2022 Contributor
On March 1st, 2022, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand partnered with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representatives Al Lawson (D-Fla.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), and Norma J. Torres (D-Calif.) in a bicameral effort urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to issue guidance clarifying college students’ eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to address the growing food insecurity crisis among college students.

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Assembly Will Barclay

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay: Local Roads Drive Our Local Economies

March 4, 2022 Contributor
New York’s local roads, highways and bridges are a vital part of our state’s economic health and quality of life. Unfortunately, the necessary investment and upkeep of these critical roadways have lagged for years. Proposed fiscal injections come up short of what is needed to address the many major issues plaguing local infrastructure.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Supports Two Bills Advocating For Victims, Survivors Of Human Trafficking

February 17, 2022 Contributor
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference to announce her support of two bipartisan bills, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act and the Put Trafficking Victims First Act, that would support victims and survivors of human trafficking.

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Ritchie

State Senator Patty Ritchie Announces She Will Not Run For Reelection, Plans To Retire At The End Of This Year

February 16, 2022 Contributor
For the past 11 years, I have been incredibly fortunate to represent the people of the 48th Senate District. It has been the opportunity of a lifetime and a job I have loved, which is why it is so bittersweet for me to announce I will not be running for reelection and retiring at the end of 2022.

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