**Editor’s note** Governor Cuomo’s remarks on the St. Clare’s pension situation can be found here. "For the governor to not know — or not care — about the crisis that's been growing for over a year now in which our fellow New...

“The year of the criminal, the illegal immigrant gift package and actively attacking upstate farmers, the Assembly Majority politicians have made this Legislative Session a cavalcade of progressive dreams. They gave driver’s licenses to illegals...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) recently voted against a bill that would heavily regulate the agriculture industry in upstate New York. Tague is particularly concerned with the bills’ lack of concern with the unique circumstances and...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) attended a press conference today in support of over 1,100 former employees of St. Clare’s Hospital at risk of losing their pensions. In 2018, all former employees of St. Clare’s Hospital were informed...

“I’ll say it again, this legislation highlights the disparity between the Assembly Majority and the taxpayers,” Tague said. “A Siena poll shows that a majority of New Yorkers oppose granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants,...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) attended a press conference alongside his colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference to urge the Legislature to pass real, common-sense amendments to the bail reforms enacted in this year’s state...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) warns of a bill (A3675) that Assembly Majority politicians are pushing through the Transportation Committee today. This bill is the first step on the road to giving illegals driver’s licenses and granting...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie), alongside Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb, Sen. James L. Seward (R,C,I,Ref-Oneonta), and several of his peers in the Assembly Minority Conference, introduced legislation this afternoon that would give...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has signed on to a letter of support with members of the Assembly Minority Conference opposing a bill that would unionize farm laborers. The legislation would grant collective bargaining rights along with...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) applauds the nation’s first-ever tax credit to employers who hire individuals in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The credit aims to encourage employment and provide a stable income source to...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) happily attended the opening of the new Candlewood Court Apartment Complex in Richmondville on Friday, May 3. Candlewood Court is a new high quality apartment complex that was funded in part by the Small...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood opposed to an Assembly Majority bill (A.3972) which would require employers to make an official job offer to candidates before inquiring about any past criminal convictions of a prospective employee....

Late last week, the Assembly Majority announced they were pushing legislation that will permit the Board of Parole to evaluate all inmates over the age of 55 who have served at least 15 years in prison for possible parole release. The legislation comes...

“I am immensely proud that Gov. Cuomo has directed our gold star families’ proposal to be effective immediately. After a week of nonstop pressuring from me, my peers in the Minority Conference of the Assembly, veterans’ organizations and...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) has launched a petition in support of a bill he sponsors in the Assembly that would provide tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) recently came out in support of a bill granting tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in the line of duty. Gov. Cuomo, in a statement,...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) reports that the DEC will be closing the popular Devil’s Tombstone campground for the 2019 season. The site will be repaired and modernized to bring the infrastructure up to par and allow visitors and...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) is fighting for a bill in the Assembly that would provide tuition assistance for SUNY or CUNY students who are family members of a deceased service man or woman who died in the line of duty. The bill has received...

“Banning plastic bags while protecting criminals, undocumented immigrants and corrupt politicians is the story of the 2019-20 budget. There’s nothing serious in here about helping hard-working families or providing real relief to struggling...

Assemblyman Chris Tague (R,C,I,Ref-Schoharie) stood with advocates and legislative leaders in the Capitol on Monday, March 25 to call for additional funding for direct-care workers in the final 2019-20 State Budget. The funds that support direct-care...