“I applaud the governor’s decision to finally enact a state of emergency for the communities affected by the horrific flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline. National Guard deployments, sandbags and a rapid response team may prevent further flooding...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he will be touring several locations along the Lake Ontario shoreline on Friday to view the devastation firsthand and draw attention to the dire conditions faced by residents and businesses....

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

**Click Here for footage of the flooding decimating lakefront homes **Click Here for a bridge view of the flooded areas Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today released shocking footage of the devastation caused by the rising water levels...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently wrote to Gov. Cuomo requesting that a State of Emergency be enacted in order to provide aid to the thousands of residents and businesses that have been and will be forced out due to the rising water levels...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today announced that his 2017 Legislative Survey has been launched on his official Assembly website. The survey covers various topics such as the minimum wage, small business reform, the DREAM Act and economic...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is criticizing the governor for not including $4.6 million in SAFE Act funding within the 154 items he vetoed late last week. The funding has yet to be used because the SAFE Act was enacted four years ago, and...

“After a long, exhaustive budget process, we have finally come to the end of the road. I am pleased that we have increased funding to repair our roads, bridges and highways and provided resources for a slew of capital projects across upstate. Although...

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

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today announced that he will be hosting a free electronic recycling event at the parking lot of 5130 E. Main Street in Batavia next to National Grid this Saturday, April 8. The event, in conjunction with Spectrum...

“This nearly 2,000 page budget extender serves as a microcosm of the dysfunction, secrecy and incompetence in Albany’s budget process. We have been kept mostly in the dark for days and now are expected to vote on an almost 2,000 page budget extender...

“It is unconscionable that an agreement, which state leaders have had months to negotiate, must wait until the absolute last minute year after year, leaving the public and legislators in the dark.” “In keeping all 213 state legislators in Albany...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) welcomed a group of students from the Holley High School Humanities Class in Holley, New York to Albany Monday where they were honored in the Assembly Chamber. The purpose of the trip was to educate students on...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today announced that The College at Brockport will be receiving a new 256-bed dormitory on its campus with construction expected to commence this May and be completed sometime next summer. The four- story building...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) spoke with pro-Second Amendment groups as well as a number of hunters, sportsmen, wildlife and fishing advocates from around the state on Wednesday at Albany’s annual Sportsmen’s Day. Among the groups in attendance...

“Gov. Cuomo’s shameless threat to New York families is absolutely offensive. New York State needs to join the rest of the nation and pay for Medicaid instead of leveraging the program on the backs of homeowners and local governments. We have an obligation...

“Only in New York can you use taxpayer money in plain sight to fund illegal activities and no one bats an eye. This is a clear and reckless abuse of taxpayer-funded resources. These signs were deemed illegal by the federal government to begin with,...

“It comes as no surprise that the Assembly’s One-House Budget Resolution, crafted in secret by New York City politicians, increases taxes and spending and shifts our state’s resources in a way that seemingly benefits illegal aliens and criminals...

“Sunshine week is a tremendous opportunity we have as public officials to inject trust and integrity back into Albany politics. Unfortunately, year after year, Albany’s budget process seems to be the opposite. The governor and house leaders have routinely...

With the state budget deadline quickly approaching, I am keeping my finger on Albany’s pulse of often convoluted and secretive budget negotiations. Now, just because the governor and legislative leaders struggle with transparency doesn’t mean we can’t...