Press Releases

Tague: Assembly Majority Gives ‘Green Light’ To Give Illegals Drivers Licenses

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) warns of a bill (A3675) that Assembly Majority politicians are pushing through the Transportation Committee today. This bill is the first step on the road to giving illegals driver’s licenses and granting...

Tague Announces State Income Tax Exemption Plan for Firefighter and EMS Volunteers

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie), alongside Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb, Sen. James L. Seward (R,C,I,Ref-Oneonta), and several of his peers in the Assembly Minority Conference, introduced legislation this afternoon that would give...

Tague Standing Up For Farmers

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has signed on to a letter of support with members of the Assembly Minority Conference opposing a bill that would unionize farm laborers. The legislation would grant collective bargaining rights along with...

Tague Applauds Recovery Tax Credit

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) applauds the nation’s first-ever tax credit to employers who hire individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The credit aims to encourage employment and provide a stable income source to...

Tague Attends Candlewood Court Opening Ceremony

Assemblyman Tague attending the Candlewood Court Apartment Complex opening on Friday, May 3
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) happily attended the opening of the new Candlewood Court Apartment Complex in Richmondville on Friday, May 3. Candlewood Court is a new high quality apartment complex that was funded in part by the Small...

‘Year of the Criminal’ Marches On In NYS

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood opposed to an Assembly Majority bill (A.3972) which would require employers to make an official job offer to candidates before inquiring about any past criminal convictions of a prospective employee....

Elder Criminals Rejoice: Fast Tracked To Parole

Late last week, the Assembly Majority announced they were pushing legislation that will permit the Board of Parole to evaluate all inmates over the age of 55 who have served at least 15 years in prison for possible parole release. The legislation comes...

Cuomo Directs Tague’s ‘Gold Star’ Proposal Effective Immediately

“I am immensely proud that Gov. Cuomo has directed our gold star families’ proposal to be effective immediately. After a week of nonstop pressuring from me, my peers in the Minority Conference of the Assembly, veterans’ organizations and...

Tague Launches ‘Gold Star Families’ Petition

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has launched a petition in support of a bill he sponsors in the Assembly that would provide tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in...

Cuomo Sides with Assembly Minority’s: College for Gold Star Children

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) recently came out in support of a bill granting tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in the line of duty. Gov. Cuomo, in a statement,...

Devil’s Tombstone Campground & Day Use Area Closed for Season

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) reports that the DEC will be closing the popular Devil’s Tombstone campground for the 2019 season. The site will be repaired and modernized to bring the infrastructure up to par and allow visitors and...

Assembly Majority Politicians Disgrace Fallen Heroes

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is fighting for a bill in the Assembly that would provide tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in the line of duty. The bill has received...

Downstate Majority Members and a Downstate Budget

“Banning plastic bags while protecting criminals, undocumented immigrants and corrupt politicians is the story of the 2019-20 budget. There’s nothing serious in here about helping hard-working families or providing real relief to struggling...

Tague Calls for Funding To Support Direct-Care Workers

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood with advocates and legislative leaders in the Capitol on Monday, March 25 to call for additional funding for direct-care workers in the final 2019-20 State Budget. The funds that support direct-care...

Tague Joins Call For American Legion Funding In State Budget

This week, Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) joined many of his peers in the Assembly Minority Conference in signing a letter to the governor and legislative leaders urging that $150,000 be allocated to the American Legion Boys State program...

Tague Honors Commander of NYS American Legion

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) with Gary Schacher, Commander of the NYS American Legion on Tuesday, March 12 in Albany.
Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) met with Gary Schacher, Commander of the NYS American Legion on Tuesday at his Albany office to deliver a citation for his exemplary efforts on behalf of our nation’s veterans. Commander Schacher, like...

NYC Says No to Farmers, No to Upstate and No to You

“The Assembly Majority’s proposed one-house budget is a simple order for everyone not in their connected circle to pack up and leave New York. Refusing to make the property tax cap permanent hurts practically everyone, adding $5.7 billion in...

Tague Rallies Support for CHIPS Funding

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Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) joined concerned citizens, highway superintendents and town officials to call for increased investment in infrastructure through the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS). The program...

Tague: Senseless Gun Control in Albany

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has voted against another gun control bill aimed at restricting law-abiding gun owners, A.2686a. Its primary focus is on safe storage of firearms, an area of law that already oppresses such gun owners. The...

Tague Announces Budget Priorities

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is pleased to outline his budget priorities with his peers in the Assembly Minority Conference for the 2019-20 budget.  The plan, ‘Budget Blueprint for a Better NY,’ calls on the governor and...