Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski), Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio (R,C,I-Gowanda) and their colleagues in the Minority Conference today joined the families of crime victims to call for reforms to state parole board processes as it...

Minority legislators today called for increased penalties for incidents of vehicular homicides, in the aftermath of a tragic fatality in the village of Hannibal. On September 19th, 16-year old Kaydence Nichols was walking along State Route 176 when she...

The summer season is behind us and the leaves are starting to change, but there’s plenty of time left to appreciate the great outdoors in Central New York and throughout the state. We’re fortunate to have a natural landscape that presents numerous...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski), Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R,C,Ref-Mahopac) and their colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference penned a letter to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) seeking updated reporting...

Earlier this week, New York families received some long-awaited good news with the announcement that restrictive nursing home visitation policies were finally being adjusted. Nursing home visits had been banned since March because of the pandemic. Since...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski), Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R,C,I,Ref-Brooklyn, Staten Island) and Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio (R,C,I-Gowanda) penned an open letter to President Donald Trump and Attorney General William...

Correcting New York’s massive budget shortfall is going to take a thoughtful, concerted effort that features a combination of eliminating wasteful spending, securing federal aid and an emphasis on common-sense prioritizing. The Assembly Minority...

“Labor Day is a time when we recognize and reflect on the enormous contributions American workers have made in shaping our country and changing the world. Since being declared a national holiday in 1894, our country has honored the unmatched...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) today presented a proclamation to the Bridge House Brats, a youth service group in the Village of Phoenix, in honor of the group’s 25 years of service. Since 1995, and under the leadership...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) today reminded children who participated in this year’s Assembly Summer Reading Challenge to send in their completed challenge forms. Students who read at least 15 minutes per day for 40 days between...

As we head into the month of September, Election Day begins to become clearer in focus. Without question, the 2020 elections will have a completely different look and feel. Sweeping changes have been made to New York’s electoral process through...

“The comptroller’s audit of the Buffalo Billion and other high-tech economic development programs and projects was, sadly, both troubling and unsurprising. The audit is clear and direct in its assessment; under Gov. Cuomo’s watch,...

The recently passed Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act demands wildly unrealistic energy goals and, rather than common-sense policy, is riddled with blind idealism and headline-grabbing rhetoric. The new law calls for 70 percent – up...

The importance of an accurate census cannot be overstated. In addition to helping make determinations about key federal funding, it also dictates how many seats each state is allowed in the House of Representatives. Those congressional representatives...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay and Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt today announced Minority-led forums to gain additional insight and information on the impacts of COVID-19 in New York’s nursing homes and residential care facilities.All members...

Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay will host a free electronics recycling event on August 22 in Oswego from 8:30 to Noon. He invites anyone in the community to register and come to the event. “So many people have old electronics just taking...

“Today’s nursing home hearing could have provided some of the answers missing after Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker’s disappearing act last week; instead, New Yorkers got another half-hearted performance sorely lacking in detail....

Each year, many New Yorkers accumulate all sorts of electronic equipment and appliances to use in their day-to-day activities. As time passes, many of these purchases become antiquated and need to be replaced, leaving their owners with a growing list...

Minority Leaders in the state Legislature today called on committee chairpersons to compel Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to testify under subpoena at Monday’s joint legislative hearing on residential health care facilities and...

The Assembly Minority criticized the testimony provided by state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker during today’s joint legislative hearing on residential health care facilities and COVID-19. Commissioner Zucker, whose March 25 order required...