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

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...

The issue of how the Opioid Settlement funds are used is an issue that I have championed since the potential of a settlement was initially discussed and an issue that I learned about from my experience as a National Conference...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of hardship for our business community, and it has been particularly difficult for small businesses to weather the economic effects of this crisis. This is why we fought to have the 2021-22...

We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor.  I wanted to share them with you in case they have an interest to you or your family and friends....