"On Monday, New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) filed for a 23.7% rate hike on its residential customers’ average monthly electric bill and a 33.5% hike on the average monthly gas bill. This request is shocking, unconscionable, and I call upon the...

Lewisboro, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick announced today that the NYS Department of Transportation (DOT) has slated Route 35 between Route 22 in Katonah (Town of Bedford) and Bouton Road in South Salem (Town...

Albany, NY – State Senator Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblymember Chris Burdick praised their colleagues in the legislature – with special thanks to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie – for Tuesday's...

Albany, NY – A bipartisan coalition of state legislators unveiled a package of nine bills last Thursday that would improve employment outcomes for New Yorkers with disabilities. Nationally, only 23% of people with disabilities are employed versus 70%...

Assemblymember Chris Burdick issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo:"I am pleased that Governor Cuomo has done the right thing for the people of New York and tendered his resignation, effective in 14 days. This...

Assemblymember Chris Burdick issued the following statement regarding the release of the Attorney General's report, finding that Governor Cuomo had sexually harassed multiple women from 2013 through 2020:"The Attorney General’s report, following...

Albany, NY – New York State legislators, child care providers, advocates, and members of the Empire State Campaign for Child Care as well as Winning Beginning NY, met for a virtual press conference on Wednesday July 28, urging Governor Cuomo to extend...

Assembly members Tom Abinanti, Amy Paulin, Sandy Galef, Chris Burdick, Steve Otis, Gary Pretlow and Ken Zebrowski have been advocating for more flexibility from the State to permit increased in-person attendance in schools. The Assembly members had a...

Mount Kisco, NY – Assemblymember Chris Burdick (AD-93) yesterday circulated a letter to his colleagues, urging them to pass legislation waiving the penalty on late property tax payments caused by the Nor’easter that blasted New York on Monday. "The...