Today, our Assembly Majority Leader, Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes, announced she will not be seeking reelection. While this is a tremendous loss for our Majority Conference, I wish her all the very best in this next chapter. As a fellow Western New Yorker...

February 18, 2026 (Rochester, NY): Nearly six years after the tragic death of Daniel Prude, Assemblymember Harry Bronson (AD-138) and Senator Samra Brouk (SD-55) announced that the City of Rochester has been named a recipient by the Office of Mental Health...

As of January 1, 2026, NYS minimum wage will rise to $16.00 per hour in the broader state, and $17.00 in NYC, Westchester and Long Island. This marks an adjustment of $0.50 per hour from 2025 rates. “Meaningful increases in minimum wage are investments...

New York State has taken additional steps to protect reproductive healthcare and gender affirming care with Governor Hochul signing Sield Law 2.0 (S4914B/A5480C), sponsored by Assemblymember Harry Bronson (AD-138), into law. Shield Law 2.0 expands upon...

December 19, 2025: Today Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson (AD-138) visited The Center for Youth’s Arnett House to share items collected on behalf of his annual holiday drive to support an organization in the 138th District. Arnett House is a transitional...

Rochester, NY – Today, Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) and Assemblymember Harry Bronson (D-Rochester) announced that Governor Hochul signed their Rochester City School District Modernization Bill (S7157B/A7385) into law. The legislation authorizes...

Starting this Month, Maximum Weekly Benefit Increases from $504 to $869 Increase in UI Benefits Comes at Same Time as Federal Shutdown Impacted 115,000 Federal Employees in New York, Leaving Them Without Paychecks Governor and New York State Legislature...

Assembly Labor Chair Harry Bronson (AD-138) hosted a press conference to announce his legislation, the NLRB Trigger Bill (S.8034A/A.8590A), being signed into law over the weekend. Assemblymember Bronson was joined by Dan Maloney, President of the Rochester...

As Chair of the New York State Assembly Labor Committee, and on behalf of the Greater Rochester Majority State Delegation and the President of the Rochester Labor Council and Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, we are deeply troubled by...