Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) announced that she secured $1,000,000 in funding to support a transformative expansion of childcare services at Dutchess Community College. The funding will be used to create two infant care rooms, improve...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) and Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) announced their bill to make all military uniformed service members and veterans equally represented in New York has been signed into law. The legislation, S.243/A.291-A,...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D- Dutchess/Columbia) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to use existing state funding for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) to ensure that 1.5 million New Yorkers can access this vital program. New York’s federally-allocated...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) and Senator Kristen Gonzalez (D-Brooklyn/Queens/Manhattan) announced that they introduced the Accountability of Costs for Data Centers (AC/DC) Act (A.9039-A/S.8540). This legislation will create a new...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) announced that she has secured $119,000 for the Town of Poughkeepsie for traffic safety measures, including portable speed radars and trailers, flashing stop signs, and other equipment identified by the...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) wrote a letter to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to express her concerns with proposed changes to the EmPower+ Program. This program, administered by NYSERDA, helps...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) recently passed a package of three bills to increase transparency in New York’s energy sector and protect utility ratepayers. These bills include appointing a consumer advocate to the New York State...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) announced that she secured $125,000 for the NorthEast-Millerton Library. This funding will help the library make renovations and upgrades to the library’s annex building. Since acquiring this building...

Assemblymember Didi Barrett (D-Dutchess/Columbia) and Senator Nathalia Fernandez (D Bronx/Westchester) announced that their bill, the Greener Home Improvements Act, has been signed into law (Chapter 590 of 2024). This new law will allow municipalities...

Pine Plains, NY – Assemblymember Didi Barrett and Senator Michelle Hinchey today announced $750,000 in state funding they’ve pledged to support renovations at the Stissing Center for Arts and Culture in Pine Plains. This funding will allow the Stissing...