Press Releases

Hawley, Colleagues Push For Road Repairs

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Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently joined legislative colleagues and local highway officials to advocate for greater attention to road and bridge repair. Partnering with fellow state representatives as well as mayors, county executives...

Hawley Votes Down Job-Killing Bill

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently voted against a dangerous, job-killing measure to raise the minimum wage both now and on an automatic escalator in the future. The bill seeks to raise the minimum wage to $9.00 per hour, the second highest...

Hawley Celebrates Read Across America

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Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C–Batavia) recently celebrated Read Across America by reading to Ms. Kristen Fix’s kindergarten class from Jackson Elementary School. The annual event, sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA) in celebration...

Hawley Rallies For Second Amendment

Hawley Launches Petition To Protect Second Amendment

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently launched an online petition calling for the repeal of the misguided gun control legislation forced into law in January. The assemblyman has received an immense amount of negative feedback from constituents,...

Hawley Promotes Bill Examining Two New Yorks

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is carrying out a number of interviews to garner support for his legislation that would allow New Yorkers to answer the question “Do you support the division of New York into two separate states?” Hawley has...

Hawley Supports Program To Fight Price Gouging

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is highlighting a state program allowing New Yorkers to report potential cases of gasoline price gouging. The Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection program provides a hotline and online form for...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley to Participate in #NY2A Day, Second Amendment Rally in Albany

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) announced that he will be inviting Second Amendment advocates, sportsmen, businesses and constituents to join him at a #NY2A Day in Albany, consisting of a rally and legislative day to protect the Second Amendment....

Hawley To Host Office Hours For Monroe County Residents

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C–Batavia) is pleased to announce he will be hosting outreach office hours for Monroe County residents at SUNY Brockport College this coming Wednesday, February 20. The office hours are intended to provide a comfortable...

Grants For Dairy Farmers Will Boost Industry

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is promoting a pair of grant programs aimed at boosting dairy farming in New York State. Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced the initiatives, which will double financial incentives for renewable bio-energy...

Free Tax Filing Available

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is encouraging his constituents to utilize a program providing free filing of both federal and state tax returns. The program, FreeFile, allows individuals who earned less than $57,000 last year to file their tax...

Hawley Responds To Governor’s Executive Budget

The governor’s Executive Budget proposal set the stage for weeks of public review and compromise with many details yet to be worked out. The governor’s proposal fails to address the pressing need for mandate relief and a more equitable school aid...

Hawley Named Minority Whip

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently announced that he is assuming many pivotal new roles, including Assembly Minority Whip and ranking minority member on the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. “It is a great honor to be named Minority...

Hawley Votes Against Unaccountable Government

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today cast his vote against a poor legislative process that shut the public out of a critical discourse and prevented a measured, responsible approach to protecting our children and families. Major gun control...

Hawley Responds to Governor’s State of State Address

The Governor’s State of the State address detailed his personal agenda for the 2013 legislative session. His plans to promote Upstate New York’s economy and invest in programs that will put the state on the cutting edge of high-tech innovation will...

Hawley To Host Office Hours For Genesee County Residents

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) is hosting his regular outreach office hours for Genesee County residents at Genesee Community College this coming Friday, January 4. The 139th Assembly District, of which Hawley represents, contains all...

Local Economy Receives Major Boost

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is highlighting a pair of local economic development projects that will be funded through the second round of competitive grants awarded to the region by the statewide Regional Economic Development Council. Over...

Thruway Abandons Toll Increase

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently voiced his support for the Thruway Authority’s decision to drop its proposed 45 percent toll increase on commercial trucks, a move that would have had disastrous effects on families, businesses and consumers...

Hawley Holds Thruway Accountable

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is co-sponsoring legislation to create the Thruway Authority Accountability Act, a measure to rein in the agency’s irresponsible spending and disregard for toll-payers. The bill would merge, audit and restructure...

Business Advocates Stop Toll Hike In Its Tracks

With the Thruway Authority canceling two consecutive meetings at the last moment over the past week and Authority leadership expressing opposition to a proposed 45 percent toll hike on commercial trucks, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) is crediting...