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Assembly Minority Conference Releases Mid-Year Budget Report

November 6, 2021 Contributor

The Assembly Minority Conference today submitted its Quick Start mid-year budget analysis to the Division of Budget, providing its forecast on state spending and revenue for Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023.

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Governor Hochul Announces Partnership To Expand Solar Development Support For Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

November 6, 2021 Contributor

During a tour of Concilio de Salud Integral de Loiza in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday announced New York State will work with community partners to expand ongoing solar deployment and workforce development support in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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Barclay: Inflation Relief, Consumer Assistance Plan Will Combat Ongoing Price Increases

November 5, 2021 Contributor

One need only to take a trip to their local grocery store or gas station to see the impact rampant inflation is having on struggling New Yorkers.

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Barclay’s Annual ‘Tithe My Shoes’ Drive Underway

November 5, 2021 Contributor

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) announced he is once again participating in the annual “Tithe My Shoes” drive, a regional effort to collect new or gently-used shoes and boots for the Rescue Mission.

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Katko Announces Passage Of Bill To Deliver Assistance To Communities Impacted By Major Disasters

November 5, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24) today announced the passage of the Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021, bipartisan Katko-authored legislation that would improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) delivery of federal relief to communities impacted by flooding and other disasters.

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Katko Reintroduces Bill To Create National Mesothelioma Patient Registry

November 4, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24) today reintroduced the Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2021.

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Governor Hochul Announces Launch Of Multi-Year Study To Explore How Climate Change Affects NYS Communities, Ecosystems, Economy

November 4, 2021 Contributor

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of a multi-year study, New York State Climate Impacts Assessment: Understanding and Preparing for Our Changing Climate, to explore how climate change affects communities, ecosystems, and the economy in New York State.

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Gillibrand Announces Nearly $1 Billion Included For Rural Communities In Build Back Better Agenda Framework

November 4, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that nearly $1 billion in Rural Partnership Program (RPP) funding will be included in the Build Back Better Act framework.

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Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Ban Foreign Nationals From Funding Ballot Initiatives

November 4, 2021 Contributor

Yesterday, Senator Gillibrand introduced the Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act, which would prohibit foreign nationals from donating money to fund ballot initiatives and referendums.

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Gillibrand, Maloney Announce Major Debt Relief For Farmers Included In Build Back Better Package

November 2, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced that the Build Back Better package drafted by the House includes transformative debt relief provisions for New York farmers, many of whom suffered massive financial losses due to reduced demand and supply chain disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic.

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