“When the COVID-19 pandemic began 17 months ago, the Legislature put in place an eviction moratorium to ensure no New Yorker would be left homeless due to a pandemic-related loss of employment or income. After 17 months and extended eviction moratoriums,...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced that her annual Summer Reading Challenge has been a great success and wants to thank all that participated.It was great to help Mohawk Valley children enhance their reading skills and prepare...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) is continuing her 2021 Summer Reading Collaboration, an interactive program that partners with local groups to produce events that will help foster a love of reading and learning. The events are free to...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced that a bill she co-sponsored and helped pass to add animal- and plant-based fibers to the list of farm products promoted and marketed by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets has been...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) held a press conference on Thursday, July 15, to announce that she helped secure $50,000 for violence prevention and interruption initiatives in Oneida County. “We must ensure Oneida County remains...

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Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) joined New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Wednesday, July 14, to announce unclaimed funds for several Mohawk Valley organizations. “Mohawk Valley organizations and families deserve to...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) hosted a press conference to announce the local groups she will be partnering with as part of her 2021 Summer Reading Collaboration. The events are free to the public and will take place throughout July...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) has partnered with New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli to host an unclaimed funds event on Wednesday, June 14 in the City of Utica and Rome. “On July 14, NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli will...

“Yesterday, the Governor issued an executive order declaring gun violence in New York State a disaster emergency, freeing up state resources and funds to better protect residents from this scourge. The Governor also proposed expanding summer employment...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) held a press conference to celebrate this July as Ice Cream Month in New York State. Earlier this year, she authored and helped pass a resolution in the Assembly to designate July as Ice Cream Month and...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced that she helped pass several pieces of legislation that will help combat the opioid crisis, including measures that will increase access to opioid antagonists as well as expand support services...

Between spending time with family and playing outside with friends, summer is the perfect time to sit down with a good book. As she has every year since being elected, Assemblywoman Buttenschon is inviting area kids to participate in the Assembly’s...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) recently held a press conference where she awarded proclamations to the Oneida County Emergency Services 911 Center, Maynard Fire Department, Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Oriskany Fire Department,...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced that legislation she sponsored to establish criminal and civil penalties for unlawfully disseminating a personal image passed the Assembly (A.1121). Buttenschon crafted the legislation following...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced that legislation she co-sponsored to establish a young adult training program for qualified 18- to 20-year-olds to obtain a class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) has passed the Assembly...

Assemblywoman Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced that legislation she sponsored to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the death benefit provided in the third year following retirement for members of the New York state teachers'...

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced today that legislation she sponsored to amend the rural electric cooperative law (A.7205) has passed the Assembly. The bill, sponsored by Senator Rachel May, D-Syracuse, also passed the Senate....

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-Utica/Rome) announced that a bill she sponsored to direct the New York State Department of Health (DOH) to study the use of solid antimicrobial materials for touch surfaces in public buildings passed the Assembly...

New York State Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-I-C-Rome, and State Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-Marcy, announced today that legislation helping Vernon Downs Casino Hotel has been passed by the Senate and Assembly. Sen. Griffo was a cosponsor of the bill,...