This week in Albany was highlighted by a number of great meetings with local constituent groups. I was proud to welcome members of the Sloatsburg, Monroe, Ramapo and Catskill Library Systems to Albany as well as representatives from the Library Trustees...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) met with members of the Rockland Chapter of NYSARC on Wednesday in Albany. Brabenec held a local forum last year as part of the Assembly Minority grassroots statewide Task Force on Protecting the Rights of People...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today voted to pass legislation that would essentially roll back changes made to the state’s School Tax Relief Program (STAR) that have caused homeowners headaches as of late. The legislation would again classify...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) recently visited students at Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary in Cuddebackville in support of their Valentine’s for Seniors Event. Students made Valentines for seniors at St. Joseph's Nursing Home and Assemblyman...

Today closes out another highly contentious week in Albany as New York City special interests rammed through a package of controversial criminal justice reforms that many would argue are soft on crime and further endanger our community. The six bills...

“I am deeply disturbed and concerned about the legislation the Assembly Majority have slammed down our throats the past two days, which puts our families and communities in jeopardy of being victimized by violent criminals and hinders law enforcement’s...

**Editor’s Note: Click Here to watch Assemblyman Brabenec’s exclusive post-press conference interview Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today attended a press conference held by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I,Ref-Canandaigua)...

As New York’s mass exodus of precious taxpayers continues to grow, our economic development programs remain stagnant and thousands of New Yorkers have not yet received their STAR Rebate checks, the Assembly Majority chose to ram through a package of...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today attended a press conference held by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I,Ref-Canandaigua) and Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch (R-Bainbridge) to issue findings on the Assembly Republican Conference’s...

“My parents and grandparents who immigrated from Europe never asked for a government handout. They spent an extraordinary amount of money, devoted their time to taking exams and learning the English language to gain citizenship. Now, New York City...

Those who betray the public trust and steal from taxpayers should never receive a publicly-funded pension or retirement benefits, period. That has been the battle cry of Assembly Minority for years, and this week our intense and unwavering efforts finally...

Joined by fellow legislators and representatives from local groups pushing for ridesharing in Upstate New York, Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) spoke at a press conference in the Capitol today held by Assemblyman Raymond Walter (R,C,I-Amherst)...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today applauded the passage of legislation in the house that strips pension and retirement benefits from lawmakers who are convicted of felonies related to their official duties. The legislation requires statewide...

**Click Here for an exclusive interview with Assemblyman Brabenec on the importance of the Blue Lives Matter Bill Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today announced that he is championing legislation to make certain crimes against some emergency...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today decried Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to further shift blame and responsibility to localities and municipalities by holding local funding hostage in this year’s Executive Budget proposal. The proposal would...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) today applauded the Assembly Health Committee’s approval of the “Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act,” which would provide staffing standards and ratios for nursing homes, hospitals, nurses and direct care...

**CLICK HERE to watch an exclusive interview with Assemblyman Brabenec on the status of New York’s economic development programs** “Is the governor that myopic that he thinks a simple name change and a few tweaks will make this program successful?...

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,TCN-Deerpark) was a featured speaker at the annual Orange County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast today in Middletown. Brabenec, who was overwhelmingly re-elected in November on a platform of reducing property taxes, controlling...

“Apparently, mandate relief is only a campaign talking point for Gov. Cuomo as he continues to flip-flop on the issue, first vetoing the indigent legal services bill and now proposing a disastrous cost on already-strained local governments. In a continuation...

**Click Here to watch an .Mp4 Video of Assemblyman Brabenec’s session priorities interview. Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C,I-Deerpark) opened the 2017 Legislative Session this week in Albany pushing for better use of our tax dollars and a continued...