Sunday alcohol restrictions eased
ALBANY — An agreement allowing alcohol sales before noon on Sunday has been reached between the governor’s office and legislative leaders, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this afternoon. The agreement will…
Ortt-sponsored bill would punish child neglect, mistreatment
ALBANY – The New York State Senate today passed legislation sponsored by North Tonawanda Republican Sen. Rob Ortt designed to help ensure appropriate punishment for cruel and repeated mistreatment of…
Ortt honors Town of Niagara veteran
ALBANY — State Sen. Rob Ortt honored United States Air Force veteran Ron Bassham, 81, during a special ceremony in the state’s capital on Tuesday. The Town of Niagara resident…
Corwin welomes local 4-H group to Albany
ALBANY — Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, welcomed students from Erie and Niagara counties’ Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H to the Assembly Chamber this week. The students –Valerie Weisbeck, Isabella Thomas, Lily…
Corwin needles Assembly leadership on heroin epidemic inaction
ALBANY — Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, R-Clarence, urged the Assembly Majority today to tackle the heroin and opioid epidemic as an urgent “end of session” priority. Citing statistics that show overdose…
State Senate addresses heroin epidemic with 22 bills
ALBANY — On the heels of a New York State Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction report released today, the New York State Senate passed 22 pieces…
Corwin pushes Albany reform — again
The sentencing Thursday of Former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has once again sprung Assemblywoman Jane Corwin into a call for action to reform the political system in…
Brockport president honored as ‘Woman of Distinction’
ALBANY — The College at Brockport President Heidi Macpherson, PhD, was recently honored as one of the New York State Senate’s “Women of Distinction” during a ceremony at the Legislative…
Corwin intern leads mock debate
ALBANY — An intern in the office of Assemblywoman Jane Corwin had the privelidge of leading the 2016 “intern mock session” last week. Corwin, R-Clarence, sat next to the intern,…
Ortt, Cuomo take different sides in farm labor lawsuit
ALBANY — State Sen. Rob Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo each made public declarations today in response to an NYCLU lawsuit against the state regarding labor practices on…