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Assemblyman Billy Jones and other lawmakers met with families as mediation continued Tuesday Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Sen. Dan Stec tried to repeal a law from 2022 that placed restrictions on solitary confinement. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

COs to be considered AWOL, lose state-sponsored health insurance for participating in “illegal job action.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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Brooks was allegedly beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy correctional Facilty  Click here for the ABC News story 

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Stec, Jones and Simpson call on the state to address ongoing staffing and safety concerns Click here for the Sun Community News story 

‘It’s not safe in there.’ Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Feb. 12, 2025 – Statement from State Senator Dan Stec on incidents at Upstate and Collins Correctional Facilities  “Between the recent chemical exposure at Upstate Correctional Facility and today’s events at Collins, it’s more clear than ever that state policies like HALT have made these sites unsafe for correction officers, civilian staff and incarcerated individuals. […]

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1/6/25 – Assemblyman Jones News Release – This week, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateauguay Lake) welcomed the General Consul of Canada in New York, Tom Clark, in Albany. Joining Consul General Clark were Deputy General Geoff Gartshore, Quebec Delegate General David Brulotte, Consul and Senior Economic Officer of Ontario Trade and Investment Office in New York […]

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                “I am hearing from several North Country businesses, local officials, and consumers who are extremely nervous about the impending tariffs on Canada. The decision to move forward with the broad 25% tariff on Canadian goods will be highly detrimental to consumers and manufacturers in the North Country. Our area transportation equipment companies will be […]

The Albany Times-Union reports that New York’s Democrats are considering pushing back the date of a special election to fill Elise Stefanik’s congressional seat when she leaves to be ambassador to the United Nations. State Senator Dan Stec, who declared his candidacy for the seat in Congress, issued this statement. “Since Democrats assumed full control […]

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NYSCOPBA and northern lawmakers condemn recent incidents at Upstate Correctional and other facilities Click here for the Sun Community College story 

            “While the Executive Budget Proposal is a daunting number, the Governor included important funding that will benefit the North Country. This is very early in the State Budget process as the Executive was just proposed and we will be working through the legislative process in the next several weeks. A $100 million increase to […]

  Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today issued the following statement concerning Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal:             “Just one week ago, at her State of the State address, Governor Hochul admitted that New York must do more to become more affordable. What is needed is action to restore fiscal sanity to our state and provide […]

            “I was honored to be on hand in Washington D.C. for the inauguration and address of President Donald J. Trump. It was truly a thrill to be part of history and to hear the President strike the message that our nation needed to hear.             “President Trump presented a vision of America that would […]