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

I have met with advocates on the issue of Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole on a number of occasions in light of the bills that have been proposed in the NYS Legislature. My answer as to whether I support these bills is...

The COVID-19 pandemic has now raged on for a year and claimed the lives of tens of thousands of New Yorkers, creating a collective sadness and losses that are far too great to count. Tragically, a significant number of these...

The New York Power Authority has announced “accelerated plans to help local governments and state agencies build at least 40 distributed solar systems that will generate renewable energy while bringing reliable, affordable...

Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor that take effect this month of March.   I am glad to see the law I sponsored in the Assembly, Stephen’s Law, now in effect to help families...

As one who is involved day to day with the COVID vaccine effort both in practice and also at the Legislature, I believe we should open up the eligibility of COVID vaccine to everyone on April 1st.   As many know, President Biden...