New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has removed Rochester’s David Gantt as chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee and named him to the position of Assistant Majority Leader. Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli of Syracuse Tweets that he’s been appointed as the new chairman. Gantt has represented Rochester’s 137th Assembly District since 1983 and has […]
Bipartisan legislation to help Lake Ontario homeowners hit by flooding has been approved by the New York State Senate and is on its way to the Assembly. The bill introduced by Senator Pam Helming and Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle taps into $2.5 billion Governor Cuomo put into the state budget for rebuilding public water […]
New York State Assembly Republicans have again elected Canandaigua Assemblyman Brian Kolb as their leader. Kolb was unanimously re-elected as leader of the assembly’s minority conference. He says it’s an honor and he’s proud to have the support…and he says the caucus will keep pushing for ethics reforms.