Press Releases

Hawley Blasts Hochul’s Support for Special Session to Raise Lawmakers’ Pay

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul’s support for calling a special session prior to the next legislative season to raise lawmaker’s salaries. If a pay increase were passed, New York would have the highest-paid...

Hawley Spreads the Word About Extra Grant Money for Firefighters

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today informed local fire departments about grant money being offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA has $90 million to award prior to the end of the year. The application period for these...

Hawley Provides Updated Outreach Office Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he will be holding new outreach office hours within his district during the month of December. During these outreach office hours, residents will have the opportunity to meet with members of...

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Pearl Harbor was a tragedy that shook our nation to its core. Eighty-one years ago, the events at Hawaii’s naval station caused the deaths of 2,403 servicemen and women, along with individual citizens. For many it was a reminder of the tyranny that...

Hawley Responds to Accusations of Nursing Home Neglect in Village of Orleans

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I- Batavia) today spoke about a recently-filed lawsuit against The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home in Albion, by Attorney General Letitia James. "The Villages'' has been accused of financial...

Hawley Applauds Major Semiconductor Investment By ‘Edwards Vacuum’ In Western New York

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) today praised the recent announcement that Edwards Vacuum, a British-based world leader in vacuum and abatement equipment in the semiconductor industry and part of the Atlas Copco Group, has chosen the Western New...

Hawley Speaks On Federal Judge Blocking Parts Of Concealed Carry Law

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is applauding U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby’s suspension of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, which was passed by Liberals in Albany during an emergency session of the Legislature in June. Judge Suddaby...

Hawley Denounces Labor Commissioner’s Final Decision to Lower Farm Overtime Threshold

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently expressed his displeasure with Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon’s decision to lower the farm overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours. With inflation and minimum wage set to rise again, this decision...

Hawley Laments Decision of Farm Laborers Wage Board To Lower Overtime Threshold

​Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is expressing disappointment following a decision by the Farm Laborers Wage Board to advance a recommendation to Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon to lower the farm laborer overtime threshold from 60 hours...

Hawley To Host Town Hall Meetings In Orleans County

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is encouraging constituents from Orleans County to attend town hall meetings that he will be hosting next Saturday at Lyndonville Village Hall and the event tent at Canal Village Farmers Market in Medina. There,...

Hawley Encourages Local Veterans To Register For Patriot Trip XIII To Washington DC

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​Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is announcing there are still several openings available to take part in his Patriot Trip to Washington, D.C., taking place from Sept. 15 to 18, 2002. Veterans and their family members will be hosted on a tour...

Hawley Urges Residents to Call on The Governor, Legislative Majority to Prevent Ban on High School Trap Shooting Competitions

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is imploring his colleagues in the Assembly and Senate to take action to save high school trap shooting competitions before a law (A.41001) takes effect Sept. 1 that would prohibit firearm possession in “sensitive...

Hawley Urges Fiscal Restraint, Protections for Business Owners as Division of Budget Projects Future Budget Gaps

​Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is urging lawmakers to consider options to reduce state spending following a report by the Division of Budget predicting the state will face projected budget gaps totaling $13.7 billion over the next five years....

Hawley Urges New Yorkers to Contact Labor Commissioner Reardon, Gov. Hochul To Demand They Keep Farm OT Threshold At 60 Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is encouraging constituents to reach out to Labor Commissioner Reardon and Gov. Hochul in the wake of an announcement that the Farm Laborer Wage Board will reconvene on Sept. 6 to vote on whether or not they will...

Hawley Renews Call to Roll Back Bail Reform Following Shooting of Rochester PD Officers, Attack on Zeldin

​Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is renewing his call to restore judicial discretion by rolling back the state’s bail reform law following a series of violent incidents that occurred in the state last week, including the shooting of two Rochester...

Hawley Encourages Residents to Attend Sponsored Blood Drives During the Month of July

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is sponsoring a series of blood drives hosted by the Red Cross throughout the month of July, and is encouraging all residents able to attend to help hospitals save lives. There is currently an especially strong...

Hawley Announces Mobile Office Hours for July to Be Held in Genesee and Monroe Counties

​Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) has announced that he will be holding mobile office hours this month at Genesee Community College and at the Seymour Library in Brockport in Monroe County, where members of his staff will be present to speak...

Hawley Speaks Following Decision Striking Down Law Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote in NYC Elections

“Today’s decision reasserts the basic principle that our elections are for citizens of our state and that they will be operated in a manner compliant with the provisions of our state constitution,” Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia). “Maintaining...

End of Session Recap: Inaction Amidst Crisis

As another legislative session comes to a close, the people of New York have once again been left on the hook with a $220 billion budget that’s more bloated than ever before. It seems with every year the Majority passes budgets that cost more but do...

Hawley Announces Patriot Trip XIII to DC for Local Veterans

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​Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is announcing the resumption of his Patriot Trip to Washington, D.C., taking place from Sept. 15 to 18, where veterans and their family members are hosted on a tour throughout the area to visit many historical...