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Lupardo pledges $250 thousand capital grant to help fund renovations (ENDICOTT, NY) – A former Endicott church is getting a new life thanks to an innovative concept in caring for the terminally ill. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo helped break ground at the future Mercy House on Wednesday. The facility provides hospice care to patients who cannot remain in their own homes, … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from the month of August. 1. Regional plans presented at Upstate Revitalization Conference On August 11th, I joined representatives from the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council for the Upstate Revitalization Conference in Buffalo. Our delegation presented to the Governor’s representatives details about our plan for the next round of economic development awards. I … Read More

With 22% of New York children living in poverty, the Assembly Committees on Children and Families and Social Services will hold a series of meetings to address the issue beginning next week. A roundtable discussion and two public hearings (full schedule below) will examine the impact of poverty on children and their families, as well as the effects and barriers … Read More

Below are the Top 5 items from the month of July: 1. Assembly Speaker Heastie tours the 123rd Assembly District: After becoming Speaker in February, Carl Heastie pledged to visit a number of Upstate communities. I made sure that the Binghamton area was one of the first he got to see. While in town on July 30th, he met with the … Read More

123rd AD continues Speaker’s Upstate tour (BINGHAMTON, NY) – In his latest stop along his tour of Upstate New York, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie visited Broome County Thursday. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo served as his tour guide, showing the Speaker the area and introducing him to local leaders. “I appreciate the Speaker taking the time to visit the area learn about … Read More

Our legislative session in Albany is over and I wanted to provide you with an update on some of the bigger items at the Capitol and in the district from the last 30 days. 1. End of session: After a week-long extension, the legislative session has wrapped up in Albany. Session was originally scheduled to finish on June 17th, but … Read More

(Albany, NY) – Developmentally disabled residents in New York State would continue to have access to quality services following the passage of legislation through both houses of the Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton) passed the Assembly on June 17th. The Senate’s bill, sponsored by Senator Tom Libous (R-Binghamton), passed the following day. The state announced in … Read More

Activities in school buildings to be regulated by SED (ALBANY, NY) – Keeping students engaged outside of the classroom has been made easier following the passage of a new bill through both houses of the Legislature. Afterschool programs taking place inside a school building will now be governed under the regulations of the State Education Department (SED), rather than the … Read More

Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 would remove barriers to growing crop A year after the New York State Legislature passed a bill to permit the research of industrial hemp, legislators are calling on the federal government to remove all barriers to growing the lucrative crop. The Assembly passed a resolution last week introduced by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (K578) urging … Read More

Mailers, robo-calls don’t give all the facts regarding proposal (BINGHAMTON, NY) – Over the last few weeks, as many as six mailers and dozens of robo-calls have been received by residents asking them to call on Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo to support the Parental Choice in Education Act, commonly referred to as the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC). However, this multi-million … Read More