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From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones During the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the state shut down in efforts to stop the spread which led to an unprecedented number of unemployment insurance claims. New York paid $1.2 billion towards the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) in May but still owes $7.6 billion to the federal government, […]

August 1, 2022 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) investment return was 9.51% for the state fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022. The return on investments increased the Fund’s value to $272.1 billion. “There has been tremendous volatility in the markets in […]

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones “There has been confusion in the media and among North Country residents about the concealed carry law that was passed earlier this month, especially regarding the Adirondack Park, sporting competitions like biathlons, and on conservation easements. This law will impact over 100,000 New Yorkers with firearm permits who […]

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones             Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a bill (A8445a/S7504a) sponsored by Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) to rename the bridges located on Interstate 87 over the Saranac River after Trooper Brian S. Falb. Trooper Falb died of cancer stemming from his duties during the aftermath of the September […]

“For everyone else in New York state: If you see a pet in a car on a hot day, you’ll have to call 911 to respond to the situation. If you break into a car, you could face up to 18 months in prison for criminal mischief, as well as charges for theft, burglary or […]

From the office of NYS Senator Dan Stec Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury), Assemblyman Matt Simpson (R,C,I-Horicon), New York State Corrections Officers PBA President Michael Powers and Northern Region Vice President John Roberts today held a press conference outside Great Meadow Correctional Facility to call for a repeal of the HALT Act.  HALT severely limits the […]

“In my conversations with local business owners across the North Country, one of the top concerns they share with me is an expected increase to the unemployment insurance tax rate. When many businesses were forced to close during the pandemic and an unprecedented number of workers were unemployed, the State borrowed money from the Unemployment […]

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that construction on the Harison Place Project in Malone has begun. The project will create an affordable, mixed-use complex with 40 apartments and five commercial spaces in the Franklin County village of Malone. “I’m excited to be here for the groundbreaking of […]

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July 5, 2022 – GLENS FALLS, N.Y.- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement regarding the latest unconstitutional gun control law passed by Albany Democrats and signed by Kathy Hochul which would turn Adirondack Park gun owners, a significant portion of NY-21, into felons: “Kathy Hochul and her radical Far-Left Democrat allies in Albany are […]

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More than a dozen corrections officers injured by large group of violent inmates   Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today reiterated the need to repeal the HALT Act in the aftermath of the attack on corrections officers at Great Meadows Correctional Facility. On Father’s Day, a large group of inmates injured 15 officers at the maximum-security […]

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Source: N.Y. announces electric and gas bill credit program  | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that $567 million is now available to help low-income electric and gas utility customers pay off past utility bills.