Assemblymember Didi Barrett

With the COVID pandemic coming under control, lawmakers in the Hudson Valley and other Lyme disease hotspots hope attention, and money, return to…

State and local lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for New York to release funding to veterans organizations for a peer support program.…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week signed legislation that requires the state Division of Veterans’ Services to review issues relating to…

A type of tick that could threaten New York’s livestock industry will appear on an invasive species list. The bill mandating the listing was signed into…

A Dutchess County resident who is an advocate for policy reform around military sexual trauma says new legislation in New York concerning veterans is…

New York has a new law that pertains to veterans who have received a “less than honorable” discharge. A state assemblymember from the Hudson Valley…

A New York state assemblymember from the Hudson Valley wants the state comptroller’s office to audit broadband providers. She thinks some may be missing…

Last week, New York state officials announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over General Electric’s PCB cleanup in the Hudson…

A New York state assemblymember says the new budget includes money for a study on truck traffic in a Columbia County city.Democratic Assemblymember Didi…

With New York state budget negotiations ratcheting up in the final days, myriad groups are advocating for their funding needs — including advocates who…