Press Releases

Slater Congratulates Putnam Valley Cheerleading Champions

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) joined Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne, Putnam Valley Supervisor Jackie Annabi and the Putnam Valley Town Board in celebrating the 2023 NYS Cheerleading Champs! Huge congratulations to the team, coaches, parents,...

Slater Announces Grants Awarded To Carmel VFW And Putnam Valley VFW

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) has announced two veteran service organizations in the 94th Assembly District, Carmel VFW and Putnam Valley VFW, have been awarded $75,000 and $72,500, respectively, for much-needed capital improvements through the...

NYS Supreme Court Affirms Slater’s Overlay District Law For Yorktown Heights

Yorktown Heights, NY - The New York State Supreme Court has upheld the Yorktown Heights Overlay District, which was the cornerstone of New York State Assemblyman Matt Slater’s economic development plan when Slater served as Yorktown supervisor. “The...

Slater Joins Assembly Minority in Introducing Measure to Close Hate Crime Loophole

Assemblyman Matt Slater (R, C-Yorktown) has joined fellow Assembly Minority in introducing a bill that would make certain criminal offenses bail-eligible. In part, the bill will ensure threats of mass harm may be treated as hate crimes while giving judges...

Slater, Harckham Announce Start of $4.1 Million Route 35/202 Paving Project in Yorktown

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Yorktown Heights, NY – New York State Assemblyman Matt Slater and Sen. Pete Harckham announced yesterday the start of the $4.1 million resurfacing and paving project on Route 35/202 in the Town of Yorktown in Westchester County.  The project, which...

Slater Hosts Food Insecurity Roundtable

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) joined by Putnam County Executive, Kevin Byrne held a roundtable discussion on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, on ways to combat food insecurity in the 94th district and state of New York as a whole. As town supervisor, Slater...

Slater Hosts Veterans Hall of Fame Ceremony

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) exemplified his unwavering commitment to honoring the contributions of servicemen and women in his district through a poignant and heartfelt Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony hosted on Saturday. With deep respect and...

Slater Hosts Putnam County Senior Health Fair

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) hosted a Senior Health Fair in Putnam County on Thursday, Nov. 3. The fair provided our elderly community, caregivers and their families with a variety of beneficial tools and services. Slater partnered with the...

Slater Signs on As Co-Sponsor: Mandate on NYS Colleges to Address Anti-Semitism on Campus

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In response to the growing occurrences of anti-Semitic acts on college campuses, Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) has joined the Assembly Minority Conference and colleagues Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and Ari Brown (R-Cedarhurst) as a...

Slater Calls for Necessary Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence in Workforce

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Assembly members held a public hearing in Albany last Thursday to examine the implications of artificial intelligence on the labor force. Legislators expressed their intention to collaborate with both business proprietors and labor union representatives...

Slater Secures $75,000 Grant Towards VFW Post in Mahopac

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) announced significant progress toward improving the quality of life for New York’s veterans after securing a $75,000 grant for the Mahopac VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) post. In the governor’s executive budget...

Slater: One Bill Signed and Millions of Lives Saved

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) has joined his fellow colleagues on both sides of the aisle calling on Governor Hochul to sign legislation to enact A.1673-A, allowing for greater coverage of biomarker testing. Biomarker testing has been shown to...

Slater: Hosts Westchester County Senior Health Fair

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Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) recently held his Westchester County Senior Health Fair, which was an event dedicated to offering a range of valuable resources and services to our senior community, caregivers, and their families. The event featured...

Slater Holds Press Conference amid Double-Digit Utility Rate Spike

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Today, Oct. 16, Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) held a press conference addressing the recent decision by the Public Service Commission to greenlight an unsustainable increase in rates proposed by NYSEG and RG&E. The unanimous approval by the seven-member...

Slater, Harckham Bill Honoring Yorktown Police Captain Sgroi Signed into Law

Yorktown, NY – New York State Assemblymember Matt Slater and Senator Pete Harckham announced today that their bill (S.5541 / A.3288) naming a portion of Crompond Road (Route 202) in the Town of Yorktown as the “Captain Kenneth Sgroi Memorial Highway”...

Slater Nominates Westchester’s ‘Stuart’s Fruit Farm’ to be A Historical Business in New York State

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Stuart's Fruit Farm, nestled in the heart of Westchester County, New York, has proudly remained a cherished family-operated farm since its establishment back in 1828. For more than five decades, Bob and Betsy Stuart have passionately upheld their family's...

Slater Joins National Coalition Focused on Flood Impacts

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Following the aftermath of the devastating rain storm that hit the Hudson Valley in July 2023, New York State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) has become one of the newest members of the American Flood Coalition. This national, nonpartisan coalition...

Slater To Host Senior Health Fair in Westchester and Putnam County

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New York State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) will be hosting two Senior Health Fairs within the 94th District this fall. With a district that encompasses towns that reside in Westchester and Putnam County, providing a fair in each county will...

Slater Partners with Feeding Westchester to Combat Food Insecurity

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September is Hunger Action Month and Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) is partnering with Feeding Westchester to bring awareness and a call to action to combat food insecurity. This annual campaign was started by Feeding America, the largest domestic...

Slater to Crack Down on Fentanyl Epidemic: Holding Dealers Accountable for Overdose Deaths

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Americans and New Yorkers are drastically being affected by the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. At the core of this crisis is a shocking rise in opioid-related deaths as data has shown 16 New Yorkers die every day of an overdose; that’s one person every...