Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has prepared a Summer Reading Challenge for this year which recognizes children who read 15 minutes a day for 40 days during the months of July and August. Tague believes reading during the summer, especially...

“Today, Gov. Cuomo announced that all state-mandated COVID-19 protocols would come to an end,” said Tague. “For many, it’s about time, as they’re ready to see life return to normal. For many others, there are still looming questions. Why are...

“This legislative session was the most disappointing of my career, yet. The Assembly Majority did nothing to hold our governor accountable for his actions, worsened our business climate by raising taxes and gave minimal assistance to the thousands of...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) was joined by lawmakers and parental advocates on Wednesday at a press conference to announce a bill he recently introduced to unmask children in schools, summer camps and similar settings while prohibiting state...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is expressing his anger and disappointment following the passage of a series of bills that would restrict the Second Amendment rights of New Yorkers, while driving gun sellers and manufacturers out of the state...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is joining his Assembly and Senate Minority colleagues in demanding the termination of the state disaster emergency declared by Executive Order 202 before the end of the 2020-2021 legislative session, which is...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is joining his Assembly Minority Conference colleagues in calling for the passage of a package of bills known collectively as the “Restore Order” Initiative that were drafted in response to a recent spike...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie), ranking member of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, is celebrating the passage of legislation (A.5781A) that will make “Nourish New York,” established in the beginning of the pandemic, a permanent state-run...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is sounding off against new guidelines issued by Gov. Cuomo’s state Department of Health that mandate children in childcare centers and summer camps as young as 2 years old wear masks, whether indoors or outdoors,...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is joining Assembly Minority in rallying behind a bill that would prohibit statewide elected officials from profiting on published works while serving in their position. This legislation was crafted following...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie), is joining Assembly Minority in opposing the extension of a legislative moratorium on evictions, which Majority lawmakers aim to extend until August 31, 2021. Tague has opposed extending the moratorium in the...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie), ranking member of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, is standing by the findings of a report by the comptroller’s office that found 68 percent of spending within the 21 contracts audited by the Comptroller...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie), ranking member of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, hosted a forum the evening of April 22 to discuss the challenges facing the dairy industry and what can be done collectively to address the concerns of...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is joining his Assembly Minority colleagues in calling on Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and relevant committee leaders to provide them with copies of the required notices and justifications from the governor’s...

“After passing this budget, we will be spending more annually as a state than Texas and Florida combined, and will be spending nearly as much as California’s governor has proposed to spend in his state this year, which has approximately twice as many...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) is railing against the decision by Assembly Majority to maintain $150 million in funding for Gov. Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) in their capital projects budget bill. The governor established...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) joined lawmakers today in calling on Gov. Cuomo to release $1.3 billion in federal CARES Act housing assistance to tenants and landlords. If the money goes unused by the end of September, it could be taken back...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie), ranking minority member of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, is lashing out against a proposed bill (A.5801) that would place responsibility on individual farmers and producers of agricultural foods to recycle...

Today, Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I-Schoharie) was joined by fellow Minority members from both the Senate and Assembly as they came together in calling for Gov. Cuomo’s 11p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants to be rescinded, introducing joint resolutions...