Assemblyman Colton Sends Hydraulic Fracturing Comments to the Department of Environmental Conservation
Feb 21, 2012
Press Releases
Assemblyman Colton Backs Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage
Feb 8, 2012
Assemblyman William Colton (D-47th District, Bensonhurst/Gravesend) announced his support and is a sponsor for an increase in the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour starting January 2013 and then linking it to the rate of inflation beginning...
Assemblyman William Colton Slashes the MTA Payroll Tax
Jan 11, 2012
Assemblyman William Colton - Fighting for Us and Our Community - Winter 2011
Nov 21, 2011
Fighting for Us and Our Community
Jun 2, 2011
State Budget Saves Senior Centers
Apr 15, 2011
Bi-Partisan Letter Urging the U.S. Congress to Protect State's Rights and Jobs
Feb 22, 2011
Assemblyman William Colton Fighting for Us and Our Community
Jul 20, 2010
Brooklyn Assemblyman William Colton Demands New York’s Tax Officials Recoup Over $1.22 Billion in Delinquent Taxes from Former Wall Street Giant Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc. on the Eve of One of the Largest Bankruptcy Settlements in History
Apr 19, 2010
In a letter addressed to acting commissioner Jamie Woodward of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Assemblyman William Colton (D-Brooklyn) demanded that the state do everything in it's power to recoup as much as it can from a $1.22...
Tax Scofflaws Beware – New York State Set to Launch of Website of Shame for NY's Top Tax Dodgers
Mar 5, 2010
Albany - Assemblymember William Colton (D-Brooklyn) is announcing the upcoming launch of a new online, searchable database of the top 250 delinquent tax paying individuals and top 250 delinquent businesses in New York State. The database, soon to be in...
Comments Regarding the dSGEIS for Natural Gas Drilling in New York State’s Southern Tier
Oct 20, 2009
The following comments are to be considered preliminary in nature because I would like to see the comment period extended by at least another 30 days in order to digest and assess the numerous proposed regulations in the 800+ page document. It is my understanding...
New Law Would Create a New York State Web Site of Shame for Tax Delinquents
Apr 14, 2009
A new bill (A.7381) introduced by Assemblyman William Colton aims to publish the names of New York’s top 250 tax delinquent businesses and individuals on a New York State Tax and Finance website.
New York State would follow the lead of over a...
Drop the Building Department's Before More Buildings Drop!
Mar 28, 2008
Assemblyman Colton Declares: “Super Cleanup Urgently Needed in Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn”
Mar 3, 2008
Citing decades of severe neglect and costly inaction, Assemblyman William Colton (D-Brooklyn) has announced that he and nationally acclaimed environmental attorney Joel Kupferman have called on the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to declare...
Assemblyman Colton Says: “Waste Station Doesn’t Fit in Bensonhurst”
Jun 10, 2007
A Brooklyn lawmaker and his anti-waste station task force put together a map of southwest Brooklyn outlining the residential, recreational, commercial, environmental, and educational nature of the proposed southwest Brooklyn waste transfer station site.
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Assemblyman Colton Announces Broad Support for Legislation Establishing Producer Responsibility for Electronic Equipment Recycling
Apr 27, 2007
Assemblyman Colton: “Ban Harmful Plastic Grocery Bags in New York State”
Apr 9, 2007
Following the city of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors’ recent ban on check-out plastic grocery bags, which can make it the first U.S. city to adopt such a rule, New York State Assemblyman William Colton (D-Brooklyn) is introducing similar legislation...
Assemblyman Colton Warns DOS Brochure…Not Junk Mail But Call to Arms!
Apr 2, 2007
Assemblyman William Colton (D-47AD) is alerting area residents that 4000 tri-fold brochures recently mailed by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DOS) inviting everyone to an Environmental Justice Informational Meeting on the Proposed Southwest...
Assemblyman Colton Supports and Lauds Bill
Mar 14, 2007
Assemblyman Colton Calls for Neighborhood Input
Mar 8, 2007
"It is very hard to comprehend how the Department of Education can hold a community town-hall meeting without adequately notifying the community. The goal of improving education in Lafayette High School requires the DOE to build a strong partnership with...
