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As part of the yearlong celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in New York State, the Broome-Tioga Suffrage Anniversary Committee (BTSAC) is encouraging local businesses and residents to decorate their buildings and homes with the colors of the suffrage movement. BTSAC is in the process of ordering decorative, yellow, white, and purple bunting that will hang from facades … Read More

Assembly Members: Communities Need Help With Costs Associated With Post-Storm Clean Up Brindisi, Lupardo Say Cuomo Has Provided Good Outreach to Communities in the Region Following The Massive Blizzard Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi of Utica and Assemblywoman Donna A. Lupardo of Binghamton say they are asking Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide supplemental assistance to communities and human service agencies in the … Read More

Assemblymembers, aging advocates urge rejection of Title XX funding shift (ALBANY, NY) – Assemblymembers and aging advocates joined together to highlight the growing concern with the proposed shift of Title XX funding in the Executive Budget proposal. Concerned seniors from New York City have sent more than 17,000 letters to Governor Cuomo’s office in opposition of the proposed shift, which … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from the month of February 1. Advocating for issues important to seniors As the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging, I am actively involved in budget negotiations that impact programs and services for seniors. February began with a ‘Step Up for Seniors’ news conference in Albany with Senator Sue Serino, the Chair of … Read More

Request Additional Budget Funding for Senior Services (ALBANY, NY)—Joined by aging advocates representing thousands of seniors from across New York State and a bi-partisan group of lawmakers from both the Senate and the Assembly, Senator Sue Serino (R, C, I—Hyde Park) and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D—Binghamton) came together Tuesday to call on legislative leaders to make New York’s seniors a … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from the month of January 1. State of the State and Budget Address outline priorities At the beginning of our legislative session each year, the Governor delivers his State of the State address and budget message to outline his priorities for the coming year. This year was a bit different as the Governor traveled … Read More

Lupardo, O’Mara testify before Code Council to urge action (ALBANY, NY) — The New York Department of State will issue regulations for the regular structural inspections of parking garages across the state. This action was taken during a Monday morning hearing of the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council at which Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Senator Tom O’Mara testified … Read More

State of the State address calls for Southern Tier to be leader in production (SYRACUSE, NY) – New York’s industrial hemp program got a major boost Wednesday under the Governor’s latest State of the State proposal. During his address in Syracuse, the Governor proposed that the state’s current cap of ten hemp farming licenses be lifted and private farms be … Read More

(ALBANY, NY) – As state legislators were sworn in for the new term Wednesday, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo was also given a new leadership position in the New York State Assembly. Entering her seventh term representing the 123rd Assembly District, Lupardo will now Chair the Assembly Committee on Aging. “It is an honor to be given the responsibility of leading such … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from the month of December. 1. Community to celebrate women’s suffrage centennial This year, New York will celebrate a historic milestone as the state marks the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in November of 1917. I recently convened a local committee to organize a yearlong series of events to celebrate. … Read More