Press Releases

Jacobson Announces $30K in Funding for the Newburgh Free Library

Today, Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) joined Newburgh Free Library Executive Director Mary Lou Carolan to announce $30,000 in funding to create a Digital Equity Lab. Jacobson said, “I am proud to announce that I am awarding a $30,000 Assembly...

Jacobson Announces Two Workers Comp Reform Bills Pass the State Legislature

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) has announced that two Workers’ Compensation reform bills he introduced (A359-A and A386), have both passed the Assembly and Senate. The bills now go to the Governor for his signature. “As a former Workers...

Jacobson Bill to Study Burying Transmission Lines Passes the Assembly

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson’s (D-104) bill (A2330A) directing the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility of burying all or most of the electrical, telephone, and internet transmission lines in New York passed the Assembly this week...

Lawmakers and Residents Rally in Support of Asian American Community

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-Newburgh), Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley), alongside Senator John Liu (D-Queens), and other officials rallied outside Jacobson and Skoufis’ joint Newburgh office in support of the Asian American community....

Jacobson Calls for Moving New York State Tax Filing Deadline to May 17th to match IRS

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is calling on Governor Cuomo to extend New York State’s tax filing deadline to correspond with the new Internal Revenue Service’s filing deadline of May 17, 2021. “New York taxpayers prepare their taxes with...

Jacobson to Vote to Repeal Governor Cuomo’s Emergency Powers

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) announced that he will be voting “yes” this week on bill A5967, repealing the emergency powers that Governor Cuomo was granted last March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jacobson said, “These temporary...

Jacobson Calls for Permanent Vaccination Sites in Newburgh and Poughkeepsie as well as a Simpler Signup Process

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is calling upon New York State to establish permanentCOVID-19 vaccination sites in the cities of Newburgh and Poughkeepsie and to simplify the state’s haphazard and frustrating signup process. Jacobson said,...

Jacobson Announces Legislation to Study Burying Power and Telecommunications Lines Passes Committee Vote

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) announces that his bill (A2330A) directing the Public Service Commission to study the feasibility of burying all or most of the electrical, telephone, and internet transmission lines in New York passed the Corporations,...

Jacobson Calls for a Full Investigation in Wake of Attorney General’s Report on Apparent Cover-Up of Nursing Homes Deaths

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is calling for a full Legislative investigation of the Department of Health (DOH) after the release of a report from Attorney General Letitia James, which found that New York State underreported nursing home deaths...

Jacobson Praises State of the State’s Vision for Expanded Digital and Green Economy

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is praising Governor Cuomo’s “Bold Agenda for Building the Green Economy in New York State,” the third installment of his four-part State of the State address. Jacobson said, “I agree with Governor Cuomo...

Jacobson Calls for Using Newburgh Activity Center as Vaccination Site

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is calling upon New York State and Orange County to use the City of Newburgh Activity Center as a COVID-19 vaccination site to serve eastern Orange County. “The Activity Center was used successfully as an early...

Jacobson Calls on Nuvance to Increase Essential Healthcare Workers’ Wages

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) is calling on Nuvance Health to put its relocation savings toward better pay for essential health care workers at its medical facilities. Responding to the news that Nuvance Health is relocating the LaGrangeville...

Letter to the Department of Health Regarding Monthly COVID-19 Testing of Nursing Home Residents

Letter to the Department of Health Regarding its March 25th Directive Concerning COVID-19 Patients and Nursing Homes

Measures to Inhibit the Spread of COVID-19 in New York State Correctional Facilities

Coronavirus Letter

Dear Neighbor: I hope you are staying safe during this difficult time. Please know that my team and I are working hard to serve you and keep everyone in the 104th Assembly District informed about all the issues surrounding COVID-19. As part of that effort,...

Empire State Development Announces Redevelopment of Beacon Correctional Facility in Dutchess County

Jacobson Passes First Bill in Assembly

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-Newburgh) passed his first bill (A.7123) as the prime sponsor. The bill, which allows for more flexibility in accountability practices at polling places, provides that County Boards will no longer be required to have...

Jacobson Continues to Fight for Clean Drinking Water

Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) recently cosponsored a measure (A.5779) that strengthens the statuary standard for elevated blood lead levels to reflect the most recent guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

Jacobson Holds Rally on Early Voting Funds

Standing before a crowd of activists, Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-Newburgh)  reaffirmed his support for early voting in New York State.Jacobson, Chair of the Subcommittee on Election Day Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, announced that...