Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) continued his efforts to address food insecurity throughout the Hudson Valley by bringing together community partners for a food distribution event held Thursday at Calliope & Gael Grocers in Livingston Manor. The...

As New York continues to confront the devastating opioid epidemic, a newly emerging synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine serves as another reminder that dangerous drugs are evolving faster than our ability to detect them. Over the past decade, communities...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is highlighting the work of Fountain House and a newly released study demonstrating the effectiveness of the clubhouse model in improving quality of life for individuals living with serious mental illness. Last year,...

New York state’s newly enacted state budget contains a revision to the Real Property Tax Law regarding veterans’ property tax exemptions. The newly enacted state budget allows local governments to provide a full property tax exemption for veterans...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) expressed his support for bipartisan legislation (A.11345) that would establish a task force to study and make recommendations on chronic absenteeism in public schools. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10%...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) welcomed the inclusion of a delay to New York’s zero-emission school bus mandate in the final 2026-27 state budget, calling the change an important step toward easing financial pressure on school districts and taxpayers...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) recognized the life and service of Pamela Hehn, a constituent from the 101st Assembly District, during the annual New York State EMS Memorial Ceremony held this week in Albany. The ceremony serves as a tribute to EMS...

Last week, Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) secured funding for a pop-up food drive in collaboration with Ellenville Mayor Evan Trent, the Regional Food Bank Hudson Valley, the Ellenville Public Library, the Ellenville Food Pantry and other local...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) announced his support for bipartisan legislation (A.7465B) that strengthens New York’s Independent Developmental Disability Ombudsman Program—a program designed to help individuals with intellectual and developmental...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is continuing to advocate for a targeted 4% inflationary increase for New York’s direct service professionals as state budget negotiations remain unresolved. Maher’s call comes following a recent report from State...

Assemblyman Brian Maher today highlighted the designation of the towns of Shandaken and Olive as a Banking Development District (BDD), a bipartisan and public-private partnership between the New York State Comptroller’s Office, the Department of Financial...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) announced his support for bill A.6260, sponsored by Assemblyman Philip Palmesano. Which would require the New York Public Service Commission to conduct a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of renewable energy systems...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) joined his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference in signing a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders calling for immediate action to address New York’s worsening correction officer staffing...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) announced his support for bipartisan legislation, bill A.0982, which recently passed in the Assembly. The bill would create a statewide Grid Modernization Commission—a group tasked with studying New York’s electric...

As the seventh budget extender is passed in the Assembly chamber today, Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is continuing to urge action to protect and expand access to life-saving biomarker testing for New Yorkers, emphasizing the need to keep critical...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) recently introduced bill A.10520 to address ongoing child care funding shortages by ensuring assistance is directed to the families who need it most. The state-administered Child Care Assistance program (CCAP) is structured...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) today announced his support for bipartisan legislation (A.3845A) sponsored by Assemblyman Patrick Burke to establish a state-administered psilocybin-assisted therapy pilot program for veterans, first responders and...

Assemblyman Brian Maher(R,C-Walden) applauds and supports the continued advocacy the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA), the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of New York State...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is raising serious concerns about New York’s growing prison staffing crisis following the release of a new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, which highlights a dramatic surge in overtime costs across...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) announced his support for two pieces of bipartisan legislation A.9350 and A.10351 sponsored by Assemblywoman Lupardo, aimed at expanding protections and benefits for members of the Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard...