Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) held a press conference on Friday, Oct. 29, to highlight the commercial driver license (CDL) workforce shortage and discuss how it has impacted North Country businesses. Jones is pushing for the state government...

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) presented a $125,000 check on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to the town of Beekmantown for the purchase and installation of water system equipment. Jones secured this State and Municipal Facilities Program funding for...

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) visited the Clinton County Highway Department to check out the new road grader the department purchased thanks to state funding the assemblyman secured in 2019.  “Keeping our roads safe is an issue that...

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) is reminding small business owners to take advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program. He helped secure this program in the 2021-22 state budget to assist small businesses that...

“For months I have been calling for the federal government to reopen the United States-Canada land border and it finally appears that there is light at the end of the tunnel. So many families have been separated due to this border closure, and so many...

“For months we have been waiting for the Upstate Cellular Coverage Task Force final report to be released so that we can start taking action towards expanding cell service in the Adirondacks. The report that was finally released today did not tell us...

“Dr. Howard Zucker’s resignation will help preserve the public’s confidence in the Department of Health. There are serious questions that need to be answered regarding the commissioner’s involvement in pending investigations of nursing home deaths...

This spring, forests across the North Country experienced a Lymantria dispar dispar (LDD), commonly known as gypsy moth, infestation causing a severe loss of foliage in many areas, especially in the Town of Plattsburgh and Town of Beekmantown. LDD feed...

“The announcement today that the United States-Canada border closure has been extended until October 21 while air travel for vaccinated foreign travelers will be permitted starting in November is disappointing and infuriating. It makes absolutely no...

“No one who lives in the North Country is surprised by the recent report by the New York State Comptroller’s Office that puts our region at the top of the list of households that still do not have broadband access. That is why I have continuously...

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that Plattsburgh Public Library will receive a state grant of more than $8,600 to make necessary renovations. “Libraries help foster a love of learning and a sense of community,” Assemblyman Jones...

For months, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) along with other North Country officials and business leaders have been calling for the United States-Canada border to reopen. In August, the Canadian government reopened the border for vaccinated...

“When the COVID-19 pandemic began 17 months ago, the Legislature put in place an eviction moratorium to ensure no New Yorker would be left homeless due to a pandemic-related loss of employment or income but failed to put in protections and mechanisms...

“The recent announcement that the legislature is taking up the eviction moratorium extension is misguided. For over a year, landlords across New York have not been able to collect rent from their tenants because of the failure of the rental relief programs...

“The recent decision by JCOPE to refer the criminal investigation into the alleged leak from a member to former Governor Cuomo about the commission’s private vote over the matter of Joe Percoco to the Attorney General’s office is long overdue. Government...

“I want to welcome the newly appointed Lieutenant Governor, Brian Benjamin, to his new position in Albany and I look forward to working with him on important issues that North Country residents face. There are many sites to see in my district from the...

“We’ll never forget the thousands of loved ones, friends and neighbors we tragically lost over the course of this pandemic. For months, I’ve called on the state Department of Health and previous administration to release accurate data regarding...

“It is a historic moment for New York as Kathy Hochul officially becomes the first woman governor of our state. Since I was elected, Governor Hochul has visited the North Country numerous times and I look forward to working with her to address the many...

“The announcement today that the United States will continue to keep the Canadian border closed is outrageous. Canada opened the border for Americans earlier this month which allowed some people in the North Country to reunite with their families and...

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced that he will be hosting a series of blood drives, beginning at the end of August, to help address the nationwide blood shortage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This past year, the COVID-19 pandemic...