Today, Assemblymember Monica Wallace (D-Lancaster) was joined by Town of Cheektowaga Supervisor Diane Benczkowski to announce the opening of two new wheelchair accessible swings and an accessible merry-go-round in Stiglmeier Park. The new amenities, located...

Assemblymember Monica Wallace (D-Lancaster) and state Senator Tim Kennedy (D-Buffalo) announced Wednesday that their legislation (A.6976 and S.4190) to help municipalities hold mortgage servicers accountable for maintenance of residential properties in...

“I’m glad that the Department of Homeland Security has reversed its decision and allowed New Yorkers to once more access trusted traveler programs, like Nexus. Shortly after the ban was enacted, I introduced legislation (A.10110) that would...

Albany, NY – Assemblymember Monica Wallace (D-Lancaster) and state Senator Brian Kavanagh (D-Manhattan and Brooklyn) announced today that their legislation (A.6787D/S5140B) to pause facial recognition technology in schools passed the Legislature....

Assemblymember Monica Wallace (D-Lancaster) announced Tuesday that legislation she introduced, the Child Abuse Reporting Expansion (“CARE”) Act (A.6662), passed the Assembly this week. The CARE Act would add clergy members to the list of mandatory...

“Shopping malls are economic drivers for the communities in which they sit, and that is certainly true for the Walden Galleria, which houses over 4,000 employees and contributes over $45 million in federal, state, local, and school taxes. That’s...

Buffalo NewsBy Monica P. Wallace Over the last few weeks, our nation has undergone a reckoning over the inequalities experienced by millions of people of color. Activists are right to point out that these inequities begin early in life and compound over...

New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Monica Wallace released the following joint statement: “The lawsuit recently filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union against the New York State Education Department for permitting the...

Today, Assemblymember Monica P. Wallace (D-Lancaster), Cheektowaga Town Supervisor Diane Benczkowski and local business leaders joined together to urge New York State to reopen indoor shopping malls in Phase 3 of the state’s reopening and to issue...

Today, Assemblymember Monica P. Wallace (D-Lancaster) called on the State University of New York system and the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities to suspend the standardized test requirement for all freshman applicants until at least...

“New Yorkers have stepped up incredibly over the past eight weeks, saving countless lives and supporting frontline healthcare workers by obeying the most restrictive government orders issued during peacetime in over a century. Even more incredibly,...

“As New York State continues to grapple with the COVID public health crisis, we are increasingly faced with another crisis: the financial fallout of this unprecedented emergency. If not addressed head-on, this crisis will result in billions in funding...

Today, Assemblymember Monica P. Wallace (D-Lancaster) and Town of Lancaster Supervisor Ronald Ruffino announced the award of a $228,750 state grant to the Town of Lancaster to improve the Town’s animal shelter. This new funding is in addition to...

Assemblymember Monica P. Wallace (D-Lancaster) on Thursday urged Governor Cuomo, SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson and University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathi to offer vacant student housing at the University at Buffalo to the COVID healthcare...

Assemblymember Monica P. Wallace (D-Lancaster) announced Tuesday that the New York State budget contains provisions requiring disclosure of ingredients in vapor products as well as information about the potential health hazards of those ingredients. Wallace,...