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Barclay Announces Second Annual Stocking Drive for Syracuse VA

November 11, 2021 Contributor

Today, Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) announced the second annual “Stockings for Veterans” drive – an effort to collect personal-care items for veterans who must spend the Christmas holiday at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse.

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Assembly Republican Conference To Launch ‘No Surrender’ Veteran Initiative

November 11, 2021 Contributor

Today, Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay and Assemblyman Jake Ashby, Ranking Republican Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee and an Army veteran, announced the “No Surrender” Veteran Initiative: Making PTSD a Priority, a series of roundtable events to address the pervasive issue of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) facing veterans, as well as law enforcement, health care and emergency service personnel.

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Governor Hochul Announces Energy Efficient Upgrades For Affordable Housing Units

November 11, 2021 Contributor

Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday announced the availability of $5 million for a second round of pilot projects under the $30 million RetrofitNY program.

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Gillibrand, Kildee Lead Colleagues In Letter Urging FAA To Enable Airports To Transition To PFAS-Free Firefighting Foam

November 10, 2021 Contributor

This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) led over 50 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to take immediate action to enable U.S. civilian airports to use PFAS-free firefighting foam.

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Gillibrand Fights To Create COVID-19 Commission To Mitigate Threat Of Future Health, Economic Crises

November 10, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to introduce the bipartisan National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic Act.

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Ritchie To Host Drive-Thru Drug Take Back Event In Mexico

November 10, 2021 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie will host a “Drive-Thru Drug Take Back” event on Thursday, November 18 in Mexico in an effort to help people clean out their medicine cabinets, protect the environment and improve community safety.

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Barclay: Closing Six Correctional Facilities Will Not Benefit Upstate Communities

November 9, 2021 Contributor

November 8 statement from Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay on the announcement that New York will close six state prisons.

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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRCâ€™s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.

Schumer: Passage Of Infrastructure Bill Means Billions On The Way To New York

November 9, 2021 Contributor

Marking formal House passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill he negotiated in the Senate, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer detailed the billions this historic legislation will deliver to New York.

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Gillibrand Joins Colleagues To Announce Legislation To Alleviate Supply Chain Bottleneck, Invest In New York Jobs, Businesses

November 8, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing legislation to help address ongoing pandemic-related supply chain disruptions that continue plaguing businesses and consumers.

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Gillibrand Announces Open Application Period For FEMA Assistance To Firefighters Grants

November 8, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the application period for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program is open until December 17.

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