“This session, my colleagues and I in the Assembly Minority Conference have been fighting for funding to provide workers who provide quality care to New Yorkers with developmental disabilities with a living wage. As the minimum wage has increased, non-profits...

A broad coalition of New York legislators, farmers, anti-hunger and environmental advocates asked Governor Cuomo to step up to the dinner plate and fund the Farm to Food Bank bill in the final New York State budget. The bipartisan legislation has tremendous...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and his fellow members of the Conference of Italian-American State Legislators are announcing the availability of applications for their annual scholarship program. Four scholarships will be...

Recently, Assemblymen Cliff Crouch, Joe Errigo, Christopher S. Friend, Joe Giglio and Phil Palmesano were pleased to meet with representatives from The Food Bank of the Southern Tier. The representatives traveled to Albany to share their priorities with...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is sending his “March Grants Action News Update” to residents, organizations and local governments about a series of grants available from the state, federal government and private entities. Each month, the...

Assemblymen Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and Chris Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) were pleased to welcome local students from Corning Community College (CCC) to the Capitol last week. They met with the students to hear more about their priorities and experiences...

Albany, N.Y. —The “Local Roads Matter” advocacy campaign returned to the State Capitol today as a bipartisan group of 137 state legislators, organized by State Sen. Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning), joined...

Assemblymen Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning), Joseph M. Giglio (R,C,I-Gowanda) Christopher S. Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) and Joseph Errigo (R,C,I,-Conesus) recently met with representatives from the Southern Tier Library System on Library Advocacy Day in...

Today, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) joined a bipartisan effort to roll back misguided changes the administration made to the state’s School Tax Relief Program (STAR) last year. The legislation (A.5969) would again classify the STAR...

Molinaro’s ‘ThinkDIFFERENTLY’ initiative has been making a difference for residents with special needs in Dutchess County and communities throughout New York State Corning, N.Y., February 23—State Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and...

“Today, Gov. Cuomo turned his back on our state's most vulnerable New Yorkers, the developmentally disabled, and the incredible direct support professionals who provide such important quality of life care to these incredible individuals. The governor...

Last month, Gov. Cuomo released his 2017-18 Executive Budget Proposal. I often remind people that this is not a final budget and simply represents his priorities. After the governor released his budget, I issued the following statement: "The governor's...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is pleased to announce that one of his priority bills from last year is now in effect. The law will expand the pool of eligible organ donors by allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to register to become an organ donor....

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is advising members of volunteer fire departments and the community about an opportunity to receive tuition reimbursement through the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY). FASNY has developed...

This week, Assemblymen Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning), Joe Errigo (R,C,I,Ref-Conesus) Joe Giglio (R,C,I-Gowanda) and Chris Friend (R,C,I-Big Flats) met with local young people from the advocacy group Reality Check, an organization dedicated to promoting...

With vile attacks on emergency responders, police officers and firefighters becoming all too familiar to New Yorkers across the state in recent years, Assemblyman Phil Palmesano is joining with his colleagues to push for the passage of the Community Heroes...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) joined his Assembly Minority colleagues this morning at a press conference in the Capitol to release their Assembly Minority Task Force on Protecting the Rights of People with Developmental Disabilities report....

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) is advising members of volunteer fire departments and the community about an opportunity to receive tuition reimbursement through the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY). FASNY has developed...

Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I,REF-Corning) has moved up the leadership ladder after being assigned a new leadership post by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I,REF-Canandaigua). Kolb has appointed Palmesano Vice-Chairman of the Assembly...

One of Assemblyman Phil Palmesano’s (R,C,I-Corning) top ethics reform provisions passed the state Assembly today. The legislation would strip taxpayer-funded pension and retirement benefits from politicians who abuse the public trust and are subsequently...