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- fracking
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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- Hudson Valley
- Hudson Valley Food Network
- Hudson Valley Seed Library
- Hudson Valley Tourism
- Hyde Park
- IBM
- Joint Commission on Public Ethics
- LLC Loophole
- Lyme Disease
- Marc Molinaro
- marriage equality
- Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council
- Mid Hudson Library System
- National Young Farmers Coalition
- New York State Assembly
- No Farms No Food
- NY 103rd AD
- NY106AD
- NYFC
- NY State Assembly
- NY State Legislature
- NY State Senate
- Omega Institute
- Pension Forfeiture
- Poughkeepsie Farm Project
- Powerhouse/NYSF
- redistricting
- Rose Harvey
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
- Shadowlands
- State Senator Vincent Leibell
- TangentArt
- tick-borne disease
- veterans
- Veterans Day
- Walkway Over the Hudson
- Wassaic Project
- Watershed Post
- Where the Jobs Are Tour
- Women's History Month
Category Archives: Didi’s dish
Libraries Matter!
I was honored this year to be appointed Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Libraries and Education Technology. As a lifelong library fan, I have particularly delighted in working with the l6 local libraries in my 106th Assembly District–all … Continue reading
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Tagged #LibrariesMatter, 2020 Census, budget, Libraries, Mid Hudson Library System, NY Public Library
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Our Veterans: From Pearl Harbor to the Hudson Valley
As we gather on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to honor our nation’s veterans, I feel privileged to share a very special experience I had when colleagues and I from the Veterans Affairs Committees … Continue reading
New Yorkers not ATMs for Utilities
This op-ed is based upon the public comments we delivered to the PSC regarding Central Hudson’s proposed rate hike. I am honored to represent nine towns in Dutchess County in the state Assembly that are covered by Central Hudson’s gas … Continue reading
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Urging Gov. Cuomo to Protect our Hudson River
The following remarks are from our press conference with Sen. Sue Serino, Scenic Hudson and Riverkeeper to urge Governor Cuomo to sign A6825a/S5197b. Good morning and thank you to everyone who has joined in this concerted effort to fight for … Continue reading
Our 2017 Women’s History in the Hudson Valley Booklet
This year, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of New York State signing woman’s suffrage into law. New York’s legislation became law three years before the U.S. passed the 19th Amendment– which ensured the right to vote for women across the … Continue reading
Being Fair to all Direct and Home Care Workers
Over the last few years – and increasingly since the #befair2directcare movement kicked off on social media – my office has been at the forefront of advocating for our region’s direct care and home health providers. These are the people … Continue reading
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Embarking on a Third Full Term in Government
The following are the remarks I gave at my Swearing-In Celebration, officiated by Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul on January 28, 2017 at the Hudson Opera House. Thank you all for being here to celebrate with me, my family and our … Continue reading
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Hugs as Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform can take many forms and include a range of policies: Raising the Age, sentencing and bail reform, revisiting solitary confinement, or increasing alternatives to incarceration, as in the new Stabilization Center in Dutchess County. It can also … Continue reading
Our Vets: How You Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm
At a recent Veterans Day commemoration in Ancram, the Hudson Valley musician/singer Mark Rust led the packed room in a rousing chorus of the World War I era song “How You Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm (after they’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged community, farmers, Farms, GI Bill, Heroic Food, Hudson Valley, NY State Legislature, veterans, Veterans Day
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