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CHIPS Funding Critical to Economy, Emergency Services
Earlier this week, members of the Assembly Minority Conference stood with advocates, professionals, legislators from both sides of the aisle and countless others who are concerned the state is not... Read More
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Direct-Care Professionals Deserve More Respect, Better Treatment
Direct-care professionals have one of the hardest, most demanding jobs in New York; they work tirelessly to ensure the well-being of those who have difficulty caring for themselves. While they... Read More
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Outlining Priorities In "Budget Blueprint For A Better New York"
Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) and members of the Assembly Minority Conference hosted a press conference today calling on Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders to include critical measures... Read More
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Announcing Budget Priorities
Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua), Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) and their colleagues will promote a number of financially-focused policy measures to be included in the 2019-2020 State Budget.... Read More
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Minimum Wage Increase Hurts Those it Means to Help
Small businesses in New York are facing mounting pressure to comply with the state’s escalating minimum wage. Nearly every facet of the economy has felt the bruising impact of artificially... Read More
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Amazon's Rejection
“Amazon’s rejection of New York needs to be a wake-up call that Albany needs to dramatically change its economic-development approach.
Our system isn’t working when New York has to provide $3... Read More -
Raising Wages for Inmates Will Raise Eyebrows Across NY
Albany’s pro-criminal crowd is at it again. A bill introduced by Democrats in the Assembly and Senate would give inmates in state prisons a healthy pay raise for work they... Read More
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Most New York Students Still Dreaming of Affordable College
Earlier this week, the Legislature passed the DREAM Act, a bill to allow the children of illegal immigrants to apply for the state’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). When bills skirt... Read More
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Attack On Municipalities Coming From Multiple Fronts
It didn’t take long for the assault on local governments to start in Albany this year; not that it has ever truly ended. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s out-of-touch Executive Budget proposal... Read More
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The 2019 State Of The State & Budget Address
“Rather than provide a detailed state spending plan for 2019, Gov. Cuomo rolled out another campaign platform. It is nearly impossible to determine where his political agenda stops and where... Read More
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