I am not, nor should New York’s property taxpayers, be happy with the Assembly majority’s property tax relief plan or the amount of school restoration aid that has been allocated for our state. Under the Assembly majority budget plan, many homeowners...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick), a cosponsor, introduced a legislative package, Patriot Plan IV, that would support New York’s veterans and military personnel. In each of the last three consecutive legislative sessions, Patriot Plan...

To the Editor, Recently, dozens of Long Island school board members, joined by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, urged the State Legislature to change the funding formula for aid to public schools. The Assembly Minority Conference has long advocated...

Today, the Assembly majority unveiled their new plan for “property tax-relief.” The cuts proposed in this plan simply would not provide our working families with the tax relief they so desperately need. Programs proposed by the Assembly minority...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick), left, welcomes Tom McKevitt to the Assembly floor. Assemblyman McKevitt (R,C,I-East Meadow) was elected in a special election held last week to represent the 17th Assembly District. “I want to welcome...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) and the Assembly Minority Task Force on Medicaid Fraud, Waste and Abuse held a roundtable discussion today in South Huntington. “Some conservative estimates are that at least ten percent of what New...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick), the ranking minority member on the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee and co-sponsor of the legislation, helped unveil a comprehensive package of identity theft legislation at a press conference held in...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) a co-sponsor of “Buster’s Bill II,” would make the use of animals in the commission of a crime a felony offense, punishable by up to two years in prison. This bill is a direct response to the horrific...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today provided Nassau County homeowners with a plan designed to save them money on their property taxes. The plan would save homeowners approximately $1,000 annually, and seniors nearly $1,500. “Property...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) supports an effort to immediately convene a joint legislative conference committee to negotiate civil confinement legislation. The Assembly passed civil confinement legislation a week ago, noted McDonough,...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) is calling on Congress to extend the deadline for senior citizens who want to register their participation in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program. “I have received many comments and...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) joins Gov. George Pataki at a press conference in Hempstead to unveil the governor’s proposed STAR-PLUS property tax relief plan. “The STAR-PLUS program would provide homeowners in school districts that...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today criticized the Assembly majority and their dangerously inadequate civil confinement bill that was introduced and passed on the Assembly floor. “Since 1996, the state Senate has consistently passed...

Fresh from the passage of a stronger Megan’s Law, we now must focus on and continue to push for the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. A joint conference committee was instrumental in passing the Megan’s Law legislation, so I’m calling...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) called today’s passage of critical Megan’s Law Sex Offender Registry legislation a victory for the Assembly minority efforts to further protect New York’s families. “The continuous efforts and...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) is encouraged by the governor’s budget proposals that would provide school and property tax relief for homeowners in the state’s 2006-07 fiscal year. “The governor’s proposed budget would provide...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) voted in favor of legislation that would provide an additional $200 million in supplemental state funding to the federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). The legislation passed the Assembly on Tuesday...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today called on Speaker Sheldon Silver and his Assembly majority to make an extension of a Megan’s Law provision the first order of legislative business in 2006. “As with civil confinement, the extension...

As part of his “State of the State” address on Wednesday, Gov. George Pataki unveiled a legislative plan designed to further protect New York’s children, families and communities from dangerous sexual predators. “Providing greater protection...

Assemblyman David G. McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) today was joined at a press conference by Minority Leader James Tedisco (R,C,I-Schenectady-Saratoga) and the Assembly minority conference to demand immediate action on creating a permanent solution to a provision...