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Tague Hosts Press Conference Calling for an Increase in Funding for Local Roads and Bridges

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) hosted a press conference today to call for an increase in Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) funding for local roads and bridges. Tague was joined by Sen. Peter Oberacker and local...

Tague Hosts Press Conference Advocating for Protection of Productive Farmland

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) hosted a press conference yesterday to bring attention to the dwindling amount of available productive farmland that is being passed over for new developments, including solar farms. Tague was joined by Sen. Peter...

Tague Honors Trooper Rick Albert for his Dedicated Service to the Community

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) honored Trooper Rick Albert in the Assembly chamber yesterday for his dedicated service to the community. This recognition comes a year after Trooper Albert was shot in the line of duty. New York state Trooper Rick...

Tague Honors Biittig for 50 Years of Sobriety and Service to Others

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) helped Ed Biittig, a local advocate and journalist, celebrate his 50th year of sobriety on Wednesday, Feb. 14 in the Assembly Chamber. He was presented with a proclamation before being introduced on the floor, where...

Chairs and Ranking Members of NYS Senate and Assembly Agriculture Committees Pen Bipartisan Letter Urging U.S. Senators to Bring the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act to the Floor for a Vote

ALBANY, NY – Following the recent passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in the U.S. House, the Chairs and Ranking Members of the New York State Senate and Assembly Committees on Agriculture, in a bipartisan effort, sent a letter on Thursday...

Tague: Home Run For NY Farmers, ‘Whole Milk Back In Schools’ Passes Congress

“It is a tremendous victory in Congress to see the long-lasting bipartisan fight successfully overturn the federal restriction to allow whole and two-percent milk back in New York schools,” said Tague. “I am relieved the milk ban, solely enacted...

Paperboard Shortage Causes National Crisis

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) is furious about the way schools are handling the current milk carton shortage and the lack of response from the government. As a former dairy farmer, Tague has long used his position as an assemblyman to advocate...

Tague: Governor Finally Focusing on Local Farmers and Families

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) is excited about the launch of the new digital FreshConnect initiative, a program designed to increase the purchasing power of SNAP coupons. As the ranking member of the Assembly Agriculture Committee and a former...

Tague Hosts 5th Annual Agriculture Tour to Explore What’s ‘Grown on Long Island’

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) hosted his 5th annual agriculture tour alongside Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio (R,C-Riverhead), Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick (R,C-Smithtown), Sen. George Borrello and Sen. Michelle Hinchey this week. Over 60 assembly,...

NYPA Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project Celebrates 50 Years

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C-Schoharie) and Sen. Peter Oberacker (R,C-Schenevus) attended the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project’s 50th anniversary celebration on Friday. The officials presented the New York Power Authority’s President and CEO, Justin...
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