A basic element of well-crafted legislation is details. Well-written bills detail what parts of existing law will change, how the change will impact people, penalties if they apply, and include estimates of their fiscal impact. Such details, however,...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref—Pulaski) released the following statement today after receiving a letter from the Governor indicating that homeowners along Lake Ontario would be eligible to receive funding under the New York State Department...

The NY ABLE 529 Plan was created to help families find a better way to afford expenses related to disabilities. It is similar to the successful 529 College Savings Account program, and allows people to open a tax-advantaged savings account that individuals...

In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered an emergency shelter for victims of the Holocaust and World War II refugees to be created at Fort Ontario in Oswego. The refugee camp, known as the Fort Ontario Emergency Rescue Center, would become the...

In the fall of 2013, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) announced that it would ban hunting with firearms on 5,300 acres of its property in the Adirondacks. The ban was a result of the ill-conceived SAFE Act that was enacted earlier...

In recent years, the state has made significant investments in our state parks and communities. Additional funding has helped improve playground equipment, entryways, beach areas, trails, and restroom facilities. Increased efforts to improve and preserve...

As we spend more time outdoors with the warmer weather, it is important to take proper precautions to ensure protection from Lyme disease. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the nation and is most often contracted in the spring and...

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) is once again challenging the children in the community to read for at least 15 minutes a day for 40 days throughout July and August as part of the New York State Assembly Summer Reading Challenge. Assemblyman...

State Legislators representing shoreline communities along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River joined today to advocate for residents who have been impacted by flooding and severe storms. A joint letter was sent to the Governor from 13 state lawmakers...

“I want to thank Congressman Katko for hosting the IJC commissioners in Oswego today to discuss flooding on Lake Ontario. Property owners are devastated by the historically high water levels compounded with wind from storms and are looking for help...

The 2019 state legislative session thankfully came to a merciful close in the early morning hours of June 21st. After last November’s election, when downstate politicians seized control of the state senate, most understood that the legislative agenda...

“For the second time in three years, the flooding of Lake Ontario has resulted in devastating property damage and shoreline destruction. In order to provide some relief, I have advocated for state financial and technical assistance to the homeowners...

June is National Dairy Month which began in 1937 as a way to promote the health benefits of milk consumption and to celebrate award-winning cheese, milk, butter, yogurt, ice cream and other dairy products. The designation also gives us the opportunity...

“Passage of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act will crush New York state’s farm industry and force many small farms out of business,” said Barclay. “Our dairy and agriculture industries are already struggling, yet downstate members...

Following a second major flooding event in three years, State Senator Patty Ritchie and Assembly members Will Barclay and Mark Walczyk are calling on shoreline property owners, small business owners and other stakeholders to sign their petition calling...

For the second time in three years, property owners along the southern and eastern shores on Lake Ontario are experiencing catastrophic flooding. With lake levels nearly 3 feet above the 100-year average, water has once again eroded shorelines, forced...

“I was happy to learn today that the new representatives on the IJC wish to suspend Plan 2014. With catastrophic flooding taking place in 2 out of the 3 years that the plan has been in place, something needs to be done. While there are still many...

Today, Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) joined Assemblyman Ed Ra (R,C,I-Franklin Square), Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R,C,I,Ref-New Suffolk), Washington County District Attorney Tony Jordan and fellow legislators at a press conference calling...

If there is a lesson to be learned from this legislative session, it is that elections have consequences. One-party rule has removed the political checks and balances that previously existed in state government. The state Senate is now run by those...

“Today, members of the Assembly Majority advanced a bill through committee that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain a driver’s license,” said Barclay. “This bill was passed prematurely, with little regard for how it would affect...