Author: John T. McDonald III, Member of New York State Assembly

I want to start by saying this is not going to be a pro-mask or anti-mask discussion but instead a call for us all to consider how little we know about the people we encounter each day. There is an often paraphrased adage about...

Even though we are still in the middle of the summer, it is important to remember that schools are already planning for the upcoming fall school year. There are many questions as to what the school year will look like and the...

There have been many issues that I have been working on behalf of constituents on since the COVID-19 pandemic began and one that many are aware of and has been incredibly frustrating is the inability to access unemployment...

Earlier this month, I wrote a blog post on the legislation that I co-sponsored in the NYS Assembly and was led by my colleague Assemblymember Carrie Woerner to ensure that any funds from opioid settlements be used for addiction...

General Impact of the Expiration of the State of Emergency All of the COVID related executive orders expire with the end of the state of emergency on 6/24/2021. Section 29-a of the executive law allows the governor to suspend...