The week including Canada Day, July 1, and Independence Day, July 4, typically tends to be one of the busiest times of the year for cross-border travel between the United States and Canada. However, this year the border remains closed to non-essential...

BUFFALO – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced, as part of the NYS Assembly’s Budget Initiatives process in which state grants are provided in support of services that benefit local communities, that $30,000 in state funding...

ALBANY – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced that the Assembly passed legislation this week that will facilitate strides to better protect New York residents from exposure to lead-based paint by closing key insurance loopholes...

ALBANY – New York State Assemblymember Jonathan D. Rivera announced that the Assembly passed legislation yesterday, June 9, 2021, that will establish the New York State Aid and Incentives for Municipalities Redesign Task Force that would examine, review,...

Albany – New York State Assemblymember Jon Rivera announced that the Assembly passed two bills yesterday, May 4, 2021, that will set and enforce safe staffing ratios in nursing homes and hospitals across the state. Under bill A.108-B, New York will...

Albany – On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, New York State Senators Sean Ryan, Tim Kennedy, Jeremy Cooney, John Mannion, Neil Breslin, Rachel May, and Samra Brouk, and New York State Assemblymembers William Magnarelli, Patricia Fahy, Jon Rivera, Marianne...

Lackawanna – Today, April 22, 2021, New York State Assemblymembers Jon Rivera and Pat Burke announced that the Lackawanna City School District will receive $45.9 million in funding from the FY 2021-2022 State Budget. That’s an increase of $5.2 million,...

Hamburg, NY – Today, April 19, 2021, New York State Senator Sean Ryan and Assemblymember Jon Rivera announced that the Hamburg Central School District and Frontier Central School District will receive a combined $68.7 million of funding from New York...

Albany – Today, April 6, 2021, New York State Senator Sean Ryan and New York State Assemblymember Jon Rivera announced that the state budget for FY 2021-2022 includes $3 million in funding for refugee resettlement agencies through the New York State...

Albany – Today, March 15, 2021, Assemblymember Jon Rivera and Senator Sean Ryan announced funding for the New York State Enhanced Services to Refugees Program has been put forth with overwhelming support in both Legislative houses. As part of the 2021...

The Assembly passed six more bills Tuesday aimed at reforming nursing home practices. The legislation focuses on quality improvement, oversight and transparency, and enforcement. It builds on the comprehensive package of 10 bills that were passed in the...