Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) praised the Public Service Commission (PSC) for its $62.59 settlement with Central Hudson, after years of bad billing practices that left customers frustrated and unable to pay. The settlement – to be paid for...

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) passed legislation to prohibit conflicts of interest at Boards of Elections (A1244). The bill prohibits specific financial conflicts of interest for board employees and forbids them from working at the Board of...

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) sent a letter to the Public Service Commission (PSC) requesting more public hearings before a final decision on Central Hudson's application for a rate hike. He also repeated his opposition to the proposed increase....

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) blasted the Central Hudson rate increase recommended to the Public Service Commission (PSC) of 16.7% for electric and 21.8% for gas as “an unaffordable insult to every Central Hudson customer.” Central Hudson...

A bill sponsored by Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) to expand opportunity for high school students by helping them access scholarships and grants was included in the recently enacted State budget. The new rule requires high school seniors to...

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is applauding the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect against exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Jacobson,...

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is calling on New York State to review and fortify its bridges, citing the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore due to a cargo ship collision and a recent New York Times article pointing out potential...

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) scored significant victories in the Assembly one- house budget, restoring cuts from the Governor’s budget to public schools, highway funding and clean water infrastructure, including the replacement of lead water...

A bill (A8953) sponsored by Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) requiring high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now part of Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget. If this section of the budget passes,...

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a sweeping utility reform bill (A.4055/S.4234) sponsored by Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) and State Senator Michelle Hinchey (D-41) aimed at curbing chronic late billing by Central Hudson and other utility companies....