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Senator Stec News Release             As Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) looks through the particulars of Governor Hochul’s 2023-24 Executive Budget proposal, he’s pleased to see the plan finally addresses several parts of the negative impact last year’s gun control laws had on gun owners and visitors to the Adirondack Park. In the Public Protection and […]

News Release   With COVID-19 emergencies poised to expire at federal, state level, Senator writes governor to lift mandate and help alleviate short staffing at hospitals and nursing homes             This week, Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) wrote to Governor Hochul, requesting she end the vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. President Biden recently announced the federal COVID-19 […]

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January 12, 2023 – Property tax levy growth for school districts and the state’s biggest cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases […]

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Opening the 246th Legislative Session January 9, 2022 Assembly Chamber _____________________________________ [as delivered]   Good afternoon members, staff and guests. Welcome back to the People’s House. I want to begin by wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year. I am eternally grateful and humbled that, once again, my colleagues have placed their faith in […]

Speaker Carl E. Heastie Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes Chair, Ways and Means Helene E. Weinstein Deputy Speaker Phil Ramos Assistant Speaker Vivian E. Cook Speaker Pro Tempore Jeffrion L. Aubry Chair, Committee on Committees Alicia Hyndman Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore Al Taylor Deputy Majority Leader Michaelle C. Solages Assistant Majority Leader Charles D. Fall […]

A legislative column from Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) A recent poll from Siena College showed that a majority of New Yorkers believe our state is heading in the wrong direction. From public safety to economic issues, it’s clear that the status quo just isn’t working. The 2023 Legislative Session offers an opportunity to address these […]

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Makes N.Y. first in nation to allow reimbursement for kidney and liver donations Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Legislation requires employers to reveal salary ranges for all advertised jobs and promotions Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Commits to keeping systems running at Moriah Shock to prevent deterioration Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Yes, every vote counts! Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

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Bans the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail pet stores Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Don’t mothball Moriah Shock,’ local officials urge while offering strategic new ideas Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The New York State Council of the Arts announced the 2023 grant recipients, including seven organizations in Assembly District 115, totaling $423,500. “Art is an important part of a vital community and I am proud to have supported these projects that will help better the lives of North Country residents,” said Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay […]

Aimed at bolstering the state’s storm and winter preparedness efforts Click here for the Sun Community News story