Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is highlighting a new statewide survey from the Empire Center for Public Policy that reinforces what families across New York have been saying: Protecting our environment and keeping energy affordable should not be...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is highlighting newly released data showing the continued prevalence of food insecurity across the Hudson Valley and the importance of local partnerships that bring food assistance directly into communities where it...

Following the tragic death of 12-year-old Valley Central Middle School student Jacob Freytes, Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is renewing his call for passage of the Danny Meyer Act, A.2013, legislation that would require life imprisonment without...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) secured $15,000 to support community food distribution programs throughout the 101st Assembly District, helping bring food and essential resources directly to families in Livingston Manor, Roscoe and Ellenville this...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) continued his efforts to address food insecurity throughout the Hudson Valley by bringing together community partners for a food distribution event held Thursday at Calliope & Gael Grocers in Livingston Manor. The...

As New York continues to confront the devastating opioid epidemic, a newly emerging synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine serves as another reminder that dangerous drugs are evolving faster than our ability to detect them. Over the past decade, communities...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) is highlighting the work of Fountain House and a newly released study demonstrating the effectiveness of the clubhouse model in improving quality of life for individuals living with serious mental illness. Last year,...

New York state’s newly enacted state budget contains a revision to the Real Property Tax Law regarding veterans’ property tax exemptions. The newly enacted state budget allows local governments to provide a full property tax exemption for veterans...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) expressed his support for bipartisan legislation (A.11345) that would establish a task force to study and make recommendations on chronic absenteeism in public schools. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10%...

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) welcomed the inclusion of a delay to New York’s zero-emission school bus mandate in the final 2026-27 state budget, calling the change an important step toward easing financial pressure on school districts and taxpayers...