The Peru Gazette

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones              Legislators and the Governor were able to reach an agreement on changes to bail reform and ultimately rejected the housing proposals in the Executive proposal. State legislators fought back against the proposals to raise taxes and were able to include record amounts of funding for K-12 education. […]

Minimum wage goes to $16 per hour by 2026 in upstate counties Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Hochul convinced lawmakers to make more changes to the state’s controversial bail reform laws to give judges more power to set bail in cases of serious crimes. Click here for the NCPR story 

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Our 2023 Women of Distinction — North Country Neighbor Award goes to Jessica Kline! Jessica got her start at SUNY Plattsburgh with a B.S. in Accounting, followed up with a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. She worked for the former Gregory Supply Company, now Curtis Lumber Company, before making the switch […]

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Say current lines by court-appointed special master drawn with limited public input time Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) yesterday joined his colleagues in the Veterans Committee in honoring Veterans across New York State on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and passing a Resolution declaring March 29 Vietnam Veterans Day in New York State. Jones recognized Leon J. Menard, a Vietnam veteran from Mooers, on […]

Billly Jones News Release – Volunteer fire departments across New York State are struggling to make ends meet and to recruit new members. For months, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) has pushed for relief for these fire departments to make sure that they have the resources they need to keep their communities safe. Today, Jones […]

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STEC: SENATE BUDGET CONTAINS MANY IMPROVEMENTS BUT CONTINUES TOO MANY OF STATE’S BAD HABITS From the office of State Senator Dan Stec              Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) today issued the following statement concerning the one-house budget resolution passed by Senate Democrats:             “I was pleased to see several items I advocated for included in […]

Spending Plan Fully Funds Foundation Aid Includes $280 Million to Make School Lunches Free for all Students From the office of NYS Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie  Speaker Carl Heastie and Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto today announced the Assembly’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget would provide $34.3 billion in funding to General Support for […]

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones The New York State Assembly recently released the One-House Budget proposal. Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) secured funding for numerous North Country programs and pushed to include essential education funding and funding for economic development and road infrastructure. Jones also advocated rejecting the governor’s proposed measures, including the […]

         Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that nominations for his 2023 Women of Distinction Awards are underway. The Women of Distinction Awards are held annually and honor local women who have had significant positive impacts on their community and those around them. Awards will be given for various categories, such as […]

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