Female Correctional Officers Speak Out Against Halt Act: ‘This Is What We’ve Been Going Through, This Is What You Don’t See’ May 9, 2023 “Since HALT (Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement) was enacted in 2021, correctional officers have faced increasingly unsafe working conditions as there are little to no consequences for the attacks, sexual harassment, and sexual assault...
Walsh Honors 10 Women of Distinction at Third Annual Event May 8, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) was proud to present the 2023 Women of Distinction awards this past Saturday, May 6, at The Edison Club in Rexford to 10 special honorees. Walsh hosts Women of Distinction annually to recognize the contributions...
Walsh: The Budget is in … But it Isn’t Pretty May 2, 2023 “At long last, New York has a state budget, but it comes at a price—and a big one at that. Not only is this budget the largest in New York’s history at nearly $230 billion, it is the second largest in the country, yet the issues New Yorkers care...
Walsh Collects a Record 74 Pallets of Electronics at Final Spring-Cleaning Event Apr 24, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) partnered with Glenville business EWASTE+ for an electronic recycling event this past Saturday, April 22, at the Town of Halfmoon Transfer Station. This event was the last of three drive-thru style Spring Cleaning...
Anti-Bullying ‘Jacobe’s Law’ Blocked by Assembly Majority Apr 18, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) was disheartened today when Assembly Majority on the Assembly Education Committee voted against her sponsored bill, A.2231, which would enact Jacobe's Law, requiring school administrators to contact the parents...
Walsh Completes Second Spring Cleaning Event with Truckload of Shredded Documents Apr 17, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) partnered with 3N Document Destruction Inc. for a shredding event this past Saturday, April 15, at Milton Town Hall. This event was the second of three drive-thru style Spring Cleaning Events being held for...
Walsh Completes First Spring Cleaning Event with Successful Collection of Unneeded Medications Apr 10, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) partnered with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office and Rexford Fire Department for a drug take-back event this past Saturday, April 8, the first of three recycling events in her annual spring cleaning series....
Walsh Congratulates Glenville Hill Fire District on FEMA Grant Award Apr 4, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) was pleased to hear today from the Board of Fire Commissioners that Glenville Hill Fire District No. 8 was awarded the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant from FEMA. The fire district’s...
Walsh Rolls Out Report from Task Force on School Safety & Security Mar 30, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) and her colleagues from the Assembly Minority Task Force on School Safety & Security shared their legislative solutions to improving safety for New York students and school personnel at a press conference on...
Walsh: ‘Reform Raise The Age’ Mar 23, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) is leading the effort alongside Minority Leader Will Barclay to reform ”Raise the Age” legislation enacted in the 2017 budget. Walsh was also joined by Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen for...
Walsh Votes against Record-High One-House Proposal Mar 16, 2023 “Today, we voted on the Assembly Majority’s One-House Budget Proposal that totaled $233 billion and would add $6 billion to the governor’s already record-high proposal. The continued increase in the budget each year is not a sustainable model. The...
Walsh Joins Bipartisan Call for Increased Funding for Local Roads, Bridges, Culverts Mar 8, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) joined her colleagues, industry leaders, highway superintendents and advocates calling on Gov. Hochul to boost funding for local roads, bridges and culverts in the final budget due April 1. A bipartisan coalition...
Walsh: Farmers and Farmworkers Deserved Better from Department of Labor Feb 23, 2023 "I am incredibly disappointed that the outcries of hundreds of farmers and farmworkers fell on deaf ears when it came to their opposition to the proposal, and now finalized regulation, that lowers the overtime pay threshold from 60 hours per week to 40...
Walsh Calls Out Price Tag for Gov. Hochul’s Budget Proposal Feb 1, 2023 “For well over a year now, New Yorkers have been forced to be more diligent with their family budgets due to record inflation that is coinciding with the highest tax burden in the nation. Gov. Hochul’s state budget proposal totals $227 billion, $7...
Walsh Joins Renewed Call for Improved Public Safety Measures Jan 23, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) joined her Assembly and Senate Minority colleagues, family members of crime victims, victims’ right advocates and members of law enforcement at a press conference on Monday to call for increased public safety...
Walsh Applauds Enforcement of Assembly Rule to Livestream Committee Meetings Jan 17, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) applauds the Assembly speaker’s announcement that all committee meetings will now be livestreamed. Constituents and stakeholders from around New York state have been expecting committees to be livestreamed...
The State of Our State is in the Balance Jan 10, 2023 “The governor stated today that New York is ‘strong,’ but, in reality, our state’s future success hangs in the balance. Rampant crime, over taxation, burdensome business regulations and unchecked single-party rule are just a few reasons New Yorkers...
Walsh Sworn-In for Fourth Legislative Term Jan 4, 2023 Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) was sworn into office for her fourth legislative term by her husband, Hon. James E. Walsh, Esq., on Wednesday morning. Walsh will continue in her leadership role with the Assembly Minority Conference as Assistant...
Walsh Responds to Approval of Climate Action Plan Dec 19, 2022 “Over the past several months I have received hundreds of emails from constituents concerned with the Climate Action Council’s draft scoping plan and, today, as it receives approval from 19 ofthe 22 members on the council, it is obvious that the pleas...
Walsh Applauds Saratoga County’s 2023 Proposed Budget Oct 31, 2022 “Today Saratoga County officials unveiled their tentative 2023 budget and, simply put, it is one to be proud of,” said Walsh. “The county has developed a responsible financial plan that reduces spending, provides relief to taxpayers and maintains...