“This is an unprecedented attack on the autonomy of our local governments. If the people who live in our towns and villages Upstate have no say when it comes to something as fundamental as land use, what rights can they reasonably expect to maintain?...

**Editor’s Note: Letter to Assembly Speaker Heastie Attached Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) has written to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie requesting increased funding for County Cooperative Extension (CCE) Associations which haven’t...

**Editor’s Note: Click here for a video clip of Assemblyman Hawley speaking on the ‘Green Light Law’ https://youtu.be/NQzheKdm3lo Following a briefing in Albany by members of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Assemblyman Steve...

Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) joined fellow veteran Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) alongside their colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference, to co-host a “Voices for Veterans” press event Wednesday at the American Legion Cottreall-Warner...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he will join Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton), local veterans and members of the Assembly Minority Conference tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. for the first of several events...

**Editor’s Note: Letter to Speaker Heastie Attached As budget negotiations in Albany intensify, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) has written to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie requesting that Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Aid be restored in...

**Editor’s Note: Letter to Speaker Heastie Attached Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) has penned a letter to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie requesting that Library Aid be fully funded in this year’s state budget. Gov. Cuomo plans to cut...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today scoffed at politicians on the Social Services Committee, many of whom are from New York City, who voted unanimously to block Hawley’s bipartisan legislation (A.2251) that would institute a 90-day residency...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) attended a press conference today calling for the repeal of the state’s new bail reform law. Surrounded by Assembly colleagues, law enforcement officials and victims of this new law, Hawley demanded that leaders...

Editor’s Note: https://youtu.be/kZp7EyFkZEU Click here for a video interview of Assemblyman Hawley speaking on bail reform Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) stood with hundreds of law enforcement officers, district attorneys from around the...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today criticized Gov. Cuomo’s new proposal to close several more unspecified prisons as part of the 2020-21 Executive Budget. Hawley, backing concerns of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police...

With New York State making major changes to the School Tax Relief (STAR) program in recent years and Gov. Cuomo proposing even more changes in this year’s budget, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is urging homeowners to double-check that...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding his next round of office hours for Genesee and Monroe county residents starting February 12. The office hours will be attended by Hawley’s staff. The 139th Assembly District, represented by Hawley,...

Editor’s Note: Click here for a video interview of Assemblyman Hawley following the budget presentation https://youtu.be/gBHeFUM4k00 “The governor made a lot of promises today, specifically to increase funding across the board for every program...

“While serial felons run free endangering society under new bail laws, statewide infrastructure continues to crumble and we face one of the largest budget deficits in recent memory, Gov. Cuomo thinks it’s the right time to spend unknown amounts...

**Editor’s Note: Click here https://youtu.be/Rtpsj_xc-Lw for a video interview of Hawley post press conference Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) joined law enforcement professionals, lawmakers and family members of crime victims at a press...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I- Batavia) announced today that he has introduced legislation, A.8916, that would mandate including two additional members on the Farm Laborers Wage Board, increasing membership from three to five individuals. The two additional...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he has introduced legislation that designates State Route 77 between Pembroke Town Park and the intersection of Indian Falls Road in the town of Pembroke as the "Specialist Four Clarence 'C....

**Editor’s Note: Click here for a video of Hawley speaking on the opening of the 2020 Legislative Session https://youtu.be/xzjeGxGQHUE “I am hopeful that this year represents more of a collaborative effort between parties to address the serious...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I- Batavia) announced today that he has once again been named to the Farm Bureau ‘Circle of Friends’ for his legislative support of agricultural and farming initiatives in 2019. “I am honored to once again...