Assemblyman Jones Encourages Small Business Owners to Apply for COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program
Oct 15, 2021
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...
Assemblyman Billy Jones: It Finally Appears the land Border to Canada is Open
Oct 13, 2021
“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...
Assemblyman Jones: Statement on Upstate Cellular Coverage Task Force Final Report
Oct 1, 2021
“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...
Assemblyman Billy Jones: Statement on Dr. Howard Zucker’s Resignation
Sep 23, 2021
“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...
Assemblyman Jones: Next Steps for Gypsy Moth Infestation
Sep 22, 2021
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...
Assemblyman Jones: Continued Border Closure is Infuriating
Sep 20, 2021
“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...
