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Bipartisan Task Force To Address Heroin Epidemic in New York State
Bipartisan Task Force To Address Heroin Epidemic in New York State
Bipartisan Task Force To Address Heroin Epidemic in New York State
State Senator James Seward has joined a select group of senators for a new task force which will be responsible for finding ways to help state and local municipalities fight the growing epidemic of heroin. A 2012 federal survey on drug use and health reported that the number of people who said they'd used heroin in the past 12 months rose from 373,000 people in 2007 to 669,000 people in 2012... Re
NY Senate Narrowly Rejects ‘Dream Act’
NY Senate Narrowly Rejects ‘Dream Act’
NY Senate Narrowly Rejects ‘Dream Act’
The New York Senate has rejected a bill to open state financial aid to students in the country illegally. The 30-29 vote Monday evening was short of the 32 votes needed to pass. The Assembly passed the Dream Act last month and included it in its budget resolutions last week...
Seward Named to Budget Committees and Drugs Task Force
Seward Named to Budget Committees and Drugs Task Force
Seward Named to Budget Committees and Drugs Task Force
State Senator James L. Seward has been named to the education and higher education budget conference committees which held their first meetings Monday in Albany. Regarding his education conference committee assignment, Senator Seward said that the senate budget resolution increases school aid by $811...
NY Senate Passes Budget Resolution; Seward Comments
NY Senate Passes Budget Resolution; Seward Comments
NY Senate Passes Budget Resolution; Seward Comments
The State Senate has passed its budget resolution for the fiscal year 2014-2015. According to State Senator James Seward, among the highlights are a property tax relief plan which simplifies the governor's proposal and offers 1.4 billion dollars in property tax relief over two years; a school aid increase of $811...
Lopez and Colleagues Call For Increased Road and Bridge Funding
Lopez and Colleagues Call For Increased Road and Bridge Funding
Lopez and Colleagues Call For Increased Road and Bridge Funding
A group of nearly 90 state legislators joined with county and town highway superintendents and other local leaders on Wednesday to call for increased state support for local roads and bridges. Assemblyman Pete Lopez  was one of the legislators asking for more funding for roads and bridges: At the news conference in Albany the legislators and leaders called for a $50 million increase in funding for
New Plan Aims to Support the Next Generation of New York Farmers
New Plan Aims to Support the Next Generation of New York Farmers
New Plan Aims to Support the Next Generation of New York Farmers
State Senator James Seward joined with his senate colleagues Tuesday to unveil the "Young Farmers NY" plan which aims to address the issue of the advancing average age of New York farmers and to preserve the future of family farming. Seward says the initiative will support and encourage a new generation of farmers and help strengthen the state's leading industry...
Uncertain Future for ‘Dream Act’ in New York State
Uncertain Future for ‘Dream Act’ in New York State
Uncertain Future for ‘Dream Act’ in New York State
New York's Assembly has passed a bill that would open state tuition assistance programs to undocumented immigrant students. The measure now moves to an uncertain future in the Senate. The Assembly voted 82 to 46 in favor of the "Dream Act" after almost two hours of floor discussion Tuesday...
Libous to Co-Sponsor Jobs for Veterans Bill
Libous to Co-Sponsor Jobs for Veterans Bill
Libous to Co-Sponsor Jobs for Veterans Bill
State Senator Tom Libous says has announced he is co-sponsoring the “NY Jobs for Heroes Program.” This bill would establish a program for disabled veteran business owners to give them a preference for state contracts. “Jobs for Heroes" builds on a measure passed in the budget last year, the "Hire a Vet” tax credit, which gives businesses tax credits for employing post 9/11 veterans and d

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