“As an elected official who represents thousands of middle class families in New York and who fully understands their daily struggles, I am proud to have voted for legislation that will lower their tax burden. Cutting taxes for middle-income earners...

Who: Brooklyn Assemblyman William Colton (D-Bensonhurst/Gravesend) What: Assemblyman Colton has introduced legislation (A9065) that would allow New Yorkers to use the same muni meter receipt to park in more than one location. This bill seeks to end...

“The way NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly handled this recent firestorm about the controversial video shown to police officers confirms why I believe he should stay on and finish his tenure as police chief. His recognition of the issue and his...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

Assemblyman William Colton, (D-47AD) Chair of the Assembly Legislative Commission on Solid Waste Management, announced broad support for the concept of holding electronic equipment manufacturers responsible for the recycling, reuse or remanufacture of...

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...