Politics
Legislature Chairman Jim Weatherup Remarks COVID-19 News Conference
Oswego County Legislature Chairman Jim Weatherup released the following statement regarding the COVID-19 press conference held yesterday.
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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: Hospital Staffing Shortages Creating Critical Threat To Patients, Providers
Medical facilities across New York are facing massive staffing shortages that have not only jeopardized the available bed space for patients in immediate need, but are now also impacting the number of services offered in hospitals.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: New York Should Be Shedding Mandates
We are at a point where New York state should be shedding mandates, past the need for more sweeping executive actions and moving forward. Unfortunately, today we took several steps backward.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: NYC Vote To Grant Non-Citizens Voting Rights Undermines Elections, Diminishes Value Of American Citizenship
[Yesterday]’s vote by the NYC Council undermines our elections and diminishes the value of American citizenship.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
‘Tithe My Shoes’ Collectors Meet To Deliver, Bless Shoes
Local leaders and elected officials met recently at Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay’s district office to deliver shoes that were donated to former Central Square Mayor Millard “Mudd” Murphy.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
As Omicron Cases Are Detected In New York, Gillibrand Pushes For Creation Of COVID-19, Pandemic Response Centers Of Excellence To Prepare For Future Variants, Help Prevent Public Health Emergencies
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the bipartisan COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act, which would deliver funding to establish COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence programs at academic medical centers across the country.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand: Gutting Of Bipartisan Military Justice Reforms By House, Senate Amed Services Leadership
Addressing the gutting of bipartisan military justice reforms by House and Senate Armed Services leadership, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement:
US Senator Chuck Schumer
Schumer: Omicron Shouldn’t Mean Panic, It Should Mean Planning
With COVID’s Omicron variant spreading, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said the key to controlling it centers around the at-home tests now for sale across the country.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Barclay: Drug Injection Sites Are A Public Health Disaster Waiting To Happen
New York state is at a public health and safety crossroads, and yet again current leadership has proven they are unable to discern the right direction.
Ritchie
Ritchie: Bill To Help 18-20 Year Olds Obtain Class A CDL Signed Into Law
A bill to encourage more young people to pursue careers in the trucking industry has been signed into law. In recent years, Senator Ritchie has been working on this issue to help address the truck driver shortage, provide relief to small businesses and ease supply chain issues.