If you are paying college tuition for yourself or your child, you could be eligible for a tax credit of up to $2,500 a year thanks to the American Opportunity Tax Credit. In a press conference yesterday at SUNY Purchase, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer...

Westchester’s State Assembly members played a leading role in passing legislation to provide villages the option of using lever voting machines for March’s village elections. While current state law requires the use of electronic voting machines,...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88th A.D.) has been appointed as the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Children and Families. A member of the Committee since her election, Paulin has been a leader in addressing the needs of children and their families. “I...

Con Edison is offering its residential customers (one to four family homes) a home energy survey for $50. The “Green Team” will come to your home and you will receive a customized list of recommendations on how best to save money. They will also install...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin looks forward to another productive year working on behalf of the people of Westchester. Here are some of her priorities for 2011. Government Reform & Accountability As part of her effort to fight corruption, Assemblywoman...

Albany – Governor Paterson has signed Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s library aid bill into law. The measure will allow libraries to join together to request bids on equipment and services. Before the bill was passed, libraries could not cooperatively...

Westchester – Westchester residents were able to claim cash that had been left in abandoned accounts. The money was taken over by the state after it was left unclaimed in bank and corporate accounts. The event was held in the lobby of Scarsdale's Village...

The Assembly passed Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s bill (A8807-B) to provide that orders of protection in domestic violence cases be issued on the date of sentencing, rather than the date of conviction as is currently required. The bill passed yesterday....

Paulin’s alternative energy bill passed the state assembly this week. The bill will promote the use of green energy sources by encouraging towns and villages to consider certain renewable energy sources when designing zoning and planning regulations....

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef joined the Westchester Putnam School Board Association and local school board members to call for the repeal of the Wicks Law--a nearly 90-year-old law requiring public construction projects to issue...

Governor Paterson recently announced that Assemblywoman Paulin’s library cooperative bidding bill (A.6154b) will be included in his amendment to the budget. This legislation permits public libraries and library systems to engage in cooperative competitive...

The state Assembly passed two of Assemblywoman Paulin’s bills (A.779 and A.775B) on Monday. Both bills aim to help children. The first is a bill that will require the Department of Environmental Conservation to update its forms used to determine...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin announced today that she is introducing important reform legislation that will increase transparency at public meetings. The bill requires that records scheduled to be discussed at a public meeting be made available to the public...

Today Assemblywoman Paulin announced the introduction of a bill that will require motorists to remain at least three feet away from cyclists on the road. This clearance will give motorists a margin of error when passing cyclists in case either the motorist...

Just in time for Election Day tomorrow, Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s bill (A.1002C) to require election sites in New York to provide maps and information on the location of voting places has been signed into law by Governor Paterson. The bill requires...

Sometimes it all comes down to a simple definition of a word. Governor Paterson has signed Assemblywoman Paulin’s bill (A.8781) that amends the penal law with regard to the laws governing aggravated sexual abuse and the definition of aggravated sexual...

Sometimes it all comes down to a simple definition of a word. Governor Paterson has signed Assemblywoman Paulin’s bill (A.8781) that amends the penal law with regard to the laws governing aggravated sexual abuse and the definition of aggravated sexual...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s legislation (A.999B) to ensure that euthanasia of animals is performed in the most humane manner possible has been signed by Governor Paterson today and will take effect in a year. Currently there is a wide disparity among...

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s legislation (A.999B) to ensure that euthanasia of animals is performed in the most humane manner possible has been signed by Governor Paterson and will take effect in a year. Currently there is a wide disparity among shelters,...