Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced today that he has been appointed the Chair of the Legislative Commission on Science and Technology. The Legislative Commission on Science and Technology was created in 1979 in response to the increasing...

New York finally has a workers’ compensation agreement that both employees and employers can be excited about. This week the Legislature and Governor Spitzer announced a monumental agreement to reform New York State’s workers’ compensation system,...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli secured $50,000 in CCAP funding for the Cecile Center. The funding was used to renovate the second floor of the center and included new flooring, lighting and windows. On Friday, March 2, 2007, Assemblyman Magnarelli,...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) applauded an innovative budget reform agreement reached between the Assembly, Senate and the new governor to modernize the budget process. He also announced that the Assembly has passed legislation that he sponsored...

Assemblyman Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) attended the 134th Annual Fireman’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) convention and expressed his gratitude to the volunteer firefighters across New York State. The convention was hosted by the Onondaga...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D - Syracuse) announced the Assembly passed legislation he authored to increase penalties for repeat drunk drivers who subsequently kill or seriously injure others while driving drunk or under the influence of alcohol or drugs...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) strongly criticized the Bush administration for cutting homeland security funding to Buffalo by 48 percent and New York City by 40 percent. “President Bush loves to stress the importance of protecting us from...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D - Syracuse) announced that he has introduced legislation that proposes an aggressive strategy to combat Medicaid fraud, including more effective accountability measures via the creation of a Medicaid Inspector General, stricter...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced that he will lead a panel of local health care experts and stakeholders tomorrow, at a nursing home forum, to take statements and discuss the governor’s refusal to release health care funding to local...

Every day, lives depend on the volunteers who staff our fire stations and emergency services to keep our families and communities safe. They are the ones ready at a second’s notice, day or night, to bring vital aid when a house burns, passengers cling...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced the Assembly plans to pass legislation to eliminate both the criminal and civil statute of limitations on Class B felony sex crimes (A.11283). This legislation would extend the authority to prosecute...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced the Assembly has proposed a comprehensive plan he sponsored to bring much-needed relief to motorists by capping the state’s tax on gasoline and diesel fuel – saving consumers potentially $400 million...

If nail technicians, interior designers and massage therapists require licensing from the state, shouldn’t the professionals who operate machines that assume a patient’s life functions during surgery also have to meet certain standards? Perfusionists...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced that the Assembly has passed new legislation targeting “Shaken Baby Syndrome” that he sponsored which makes reckless assault causing brain injury to a child under 5 years of age a Class D felony,...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced that the Assembly stood up for students and working families by voting to over-ride the governor’s higher education vetoes of the Legislature’s 2006-07 Bi-partisan State Budget. These veto over-rides...

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse) announced that he secured $5 million in funding to support construction of the RESTORE Center for Environmental Biotechnology. The Center will be located within Syracuse University’s Life Sciences Complex. “The...

“The governor finally realized that we must invest in schools, to assist our children to be better prepared for tomorrow’s challenges. He agreed with the Legislature’s bipartisan state budget and did not veto the funding to help Syracuse City School...